Dior

Dior Womenswear Collection

Fashion Designer Christian Dior (1905-1957) was born in Normandy, France. Returning to Paris in 1935 he began his design career by selling sketches. His hat designs were initially more successful than his dress designs.

The launch of his first collection in 1947, he created the extremely popular "New Look", which featured rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and a very full skirt. His designs were inspired by his reminiscent thoughts of feminine appearance during the war and replenishing the femininity lost in women’s apparel.

In 1953, he hired Yves Saint Laurent as an assistant. After Dior's sudden death in October 1957 in Italy, Saint Laurent became head designer and introduced the trapeze dress in his first collection for the house. Teamed with Brother Company the LVMH group, the more modern day Dior has seen the expansion of his legacy into aesthetics across the fashion spectrum, including accessories, tailoring, cosmetics, fragrance and RTW.