Christian Dior
Christian Dior (21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957), was an influential French fashion designer. In his early life, his
family had hopes that he would become a diplomat but Dior only wished to be involved in the arts, mostly fashion, but
sketching as well. To make money, he sold his fashion sketches on the streets for about 10 cents each.
After leaving school he received money from his father so that in 1928 he could open a small art gallery, where he sold
art by the likes of Pablo Picasso. After serving in military in WWII. For the duration of World War II, Christian Dior
dressed the wives of the Nazi officers and French collaborators. On 8 October 1946 Dior founded his own fashion house
Dior's designs were more voluptuous than the boxy, fabric-conserving shapes of the recent World War II styles,
influenced by the rations on fabric. He was a master at creating shapes and silhouettes, and renowned for the hourglass
silhouette. Today Christian Dior S.A. is headquartered in Paris.
source: Grant, L. "Light at the end of the tunnel", The Guardian, http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2173471,00.html
family had hopes that he would become a diplomat but Dior only wished to be involved in the arts, mostly fashion, but
sketching as well. To make money, he sold his fashion sketches on the streets for about 10 cents each.
After leaving school he received money from his father so that in 1928 he could open a small art gallery, where he sold
art by the likes of Pablo Picasso. After serving in military in WWII. For the duration of World War II, Christian Dior
dressed the wives of the Nazi officers and French collaborators. On 8 October 1946 Dior founded his own fashion house
Dior's designs were more voluptuous than the boxy, fabric-conserving shapes of the recent World War II styles,
influenced by the rations on fabric. He was a master at creating shapes and silhouettes, and renowned for the hourglass
silhouette. Today Christian Dior S.A. is headquartered in Paris.
source: Grant, L. "Light at the end of the tunnel", The Guardian, http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2173471,00.html
The famous Dior silhouette
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