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(1905-1957) Who Was Christian Dior? Legendary fashion designer Christian Dior exploded onto the Paris fashion scene with designs that flew in the face of wartime restrictions and reintroduced...
Christian Ernest Dior (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ djɔʁ]; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion house is known all around the world, having gained prominence "on five continents in only a decade."
Christian Dior was a French designer whose New Look style, characterized by ultrafeminine and sculptured clothing, dominated fashion in the decade following World War II. His eponymous fashion house is one of the most iconic in the world.
Christian Dior was a French couturier, best known for his eponymous fashion house which is often referred to as just Dior. Born in the seaside town of Granville on the coast of Normandy in 1905, he was the son of a wealthy fertiliser manufacturer and was one of five children.
Who is Christian Dior? A history and timeline of the designer who revolutionized fashion with his New Look.
The real Christian Dior: who was the man behind The New Look, and did he make dresses for Nazi wives? From his father’s ruin in the Wall Street Crash to the launch of his fashion house, discover the life of Christian Dior…
Christian Dior successfully revolutionized women fashion in the post-war period and effectively re-established Paris as the centre of the fashion world. He gained phenomenal success and a fan following that crossed boundaries.
There was an exalted triumvirate of women at the house of Dior. In fact, it is striking to discover how close he was to women, and how highly they regarded him. Not only did women love how his ...
Christian Dior’s reputation as one of the most important couturiers of the twentieth century was launched in 1947 with his very first collection, in which he introduced the “New Look.” Featuring rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and very full skirt, the New Look celebrated ultra-femininity and opulence in women’s fashion.
Christian Dior (1905-1957) was a fashion designer who changed the look of women's clothing and gave the post-World War II French fashion industry a new feminine look. Christian Dior, son of a wealthy Norman manufacturer of chemicals and fertilizer, wanted to be an architect, but his family insisted he enter the diplomatic service.