Your dresses have such a new look! Being a trademark at Dior, the New Look has been inherited and reinvented throughout its history. The New Look was an instant hit.
Dior doubled in size every year between and until Christian Dior passed away. He has redefined and revolutionized femininity during the decade, and his designs have been endorsed by many celebrities, including Marlene Dietrich, Ava Gardner and members of the royal family. In , Christian Dior tragically died of a heart attack at the age of Yves Saint Laurent, age 21, took the head designer position.
It was a less expensive line targeting younger consumers. Best known for his elegant and conservative design , Marc Bohan was credited as the man who kept the spirit of Dior while creating wearable pieces. Unlike the New Look, which was almost a sculpture moulded to the body, the Slim Look draped more naturally and was embellished by a gold waistband.
Christian Dior Spring collection is truly a throwback to , but in a bolder, more glamourous version. Being the first non-french designer, he brought in new dynamics for Maison Dior. Dior was born on January 21, , in Granville, a seaside town in the north of France. He was the second of five children born to Alexandre Louis Maurice Dior, the owner of a highly successful fertilizer manufacturer, and his wife, Isabelle.
When he was a boy, Dior's family moved to Paris, where he would spend his youth. After his graduation in , however, Dior opened a small art gallery with money he received from his father, who had agreed to lend his son his financial support on the condition that the family name would not appear above the gallery door.
He was forced to close the gallery in , a year that included the deaths of both his older brother and mother and the financial collapse of his father's business. Several years later, Dior was hired as a design assistant by Paris couturier Robert Piguet.
Following France's surrender to Germany in , Dior returned to Paris, where he was soon hired by couturier Lucien Lelong. Throughout the remaining years of the war, Lelong's design house would consistently dress the women of both Nazis and French collaborators.
Christian Dior was a gentle man. He understood women, he loved the feminine aspect of fashion and his name became synonymous with taste and luxury. The House of Dior is the perfect definition of the Haute Couture Francaise: delicate, sophisticated and full of character. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements. To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK".
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For his final collection before Dior passed away on October 24, , the designer began utilizing softer, less fitted silhouettes in his suits.
The fabric followed the contours of the body, rather than accentuated the small waists of the models—a drastic departure from the Bar suit and New Look that marked his inaugural designs. United States. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Ring in the Holidays with Loewe's New Campain. Getty Images. The New Look. Fall The Zig-Zag. Spring The H-Line.
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