Your dresses have such a new look!” With these words in 1947 ... She was speaking to Christian Dior after his debut fashion show in Paris. The New Look – a lavish repudiation of wartime ...

AS THE DESIGNER behind the ‘New Look’ that forever ... In his 1956 memoir, Christian Dior wrote: “I wanted to be considered a good craftsman. I wanted my dresses to be constructed like ...

In 1946, when Christian ... L’Allure Dior shows an iconic dress and video for each of the house’s seven artistic directors: Dior, a young Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John ...

On February 12, 1947, a new couturier named Christian ... 52. Dior’s young assistant, Yves Saint Laurent, took over; he, too, was an instant success, making waves with his trapeze dress.