


Slimane instantly brought a new energy to the brand, renaming the men’s line Dior Homme. In 2000, Dior welcomed a new men’s designer named Hedi Slimane. However the line wasn’t quite a success and-until the 21st century-Dior’s most popular men’s items were fragrances. Bohan also established the Christian Dior Monsieur line in 1970. His new silhouette, the “Slim Look”, a modern take on Dior’s iconic “New Look”, proved to be a success. Saint Laurent was replaced by Marc Bohan. Sales plummeted and, as quickly as he ascended, Saint Laurent was let go by Dior. His first Dior collection was a success, but the following collections were made with consumers far younger than Dior’s primary audience in mind. When Christian Dior suffered a fatal heart attack in 1957, his protege, a 21-year-old Yves Saint Laurent was appointed artistic director of Dior’s house. The look would set the tone for womenswear for many years to come.
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The look consisted of a calf-length full skirt, cinched waist and a full bust. In 1947, the house of Christian Dior showed its first collection.Ĭhristian Dior’s debut collection consisted of 90 looks and featured what would be known as the “New Look”. Dior eventually found backing for his own brand in the form of Marcel Boussac, a cotton-fabric magnate. When he returned to France in 1942, he began working for Lucien Long alongside Pierre Balmain as the brand's primary designers. Dior was forced to close his art gallery and work with fashion designer Robert Piguet until he was drafted by the military in 1940. The Great Depression of 1929 devastated the Dior family as Christian lost both his mother and brother and his father’s business went under. After graduating high school, Dior’s father bought him a small art gallery, where he and a friend sold work by artists including Pablo Picasso. When Dior was five, his family moved to Paris where Dior developed an interest in art, selling sketches on the street. It does not store any personal data.Born in the seaside town of Granville on the coast of Normandy in 1905, Christian Dior was the son of a wealthy fertilizer manufacturer. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin.

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