Christian Dior was one of the most important fashion designers in the world, whose works became very popular after the Second World War, and his legacy continued to influence the world fashion industry. When it comes to fashion design, Christian Dior is one of the letters that immediately comes to mind.
Who was Christian Dior?
This designer transformed the legend of the Parisian fashion industry.
Created within the confines of wartime, Dior's designs revolutionized women's clothing with its feminine and luxurious elegance.
Christian Dior has been one of the most successful designers in the fashion industry in the world, both for his unparalleled creativity and exceptional design of clothing, and for his unparalleled business skills.
Throughout history, many famous movie actors and celebrities have worn Christian Dior designs, and Christian Dior is now a leader in the world fashion industry.
The early years of Christian Dior
Christian Dior was born on January 21, 1905 in Granville, a coastal city in northern France.
He was the second of five children of Alexandre Louis Maurice Dior. Maurice Dior and his wife, Isabelle Cardamone, owned a successful fertilizer factory.
When Christine was still a 10-year-old boy, her family moved to Paris and she spent her youth in Paris.
Although Christine was very interested in art and wanted to become an architect in the future, in 1925, at the urging of her father, who wanted her son to succeed as a diplomat, he studied at the Paris School of Political Science.
However, in 1928, when Dior graduated from the School of Political Science, he opened a small gallery in Paris with money he had received from his father. Of course, Christine's father also set conditions for giving this money to Dior; Among other things, Dior's last name should not be put on the head of the exhibition.
In the same short years of Dior Gallery, the works of celebrities such as Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Max Jacob were exhibited in the gallery.
Christian Dior was forced to close his gallery in 1931 after his father went bankrupt and his mother and older brother died, beginning a new chapter in his life.
Christian Dior started working in the fashion industry
After closing the gallery, Dior returned to his favorite field of art, selling his original designs in fashion and clothing design, and in 1935 worked as an illustrator for Figaro Illustrator, one of Figaro Magazine's most famous publications.
A few years later, in 1938, Robert Piguet hired Dior as an assistant designer at his company.
However, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Dior moved to the south of France to serve as an officer in the French army.
After France surrendered to Germany in 1940, Dior returned to Paris, this time being hired by fashion designer Lucien Lelong. During the remaining years of the war, Leilang designed clothing for both French and Nazi women.
The beginning of the golden age of Dior in the fashion industry
In 1946, Marcel Bossac, one of France's richest factory owners, invited Christian Dior to work as a designer with the Philippe et Geston fashion house, but Dior, who himself had decided to open a new fashion house, declined the offer. Finally, in 1947, Dior, with the support of Marcel Bossac, opened his fashion house in Paris.
Dior's first product line, known as the "Carol" (also known as the Flower Cup) and also known as the "New Look", was a collection of 90 very impressive and new clothes, which was in fact a reaction to the end of World War II.
And was considered the period of rationing.
In this collection, the clothes had a very attractive structure and were designed with a generous approach compared to the war period and the dietary restrictions of that period, and an average of 20 yards of fabric was used for each dress.
This collection received a lot of attention and this was the beginning of the golden era of Christian Dior's working life. In the same year, Dior took the lead in the fashion business with several new contracts, and in 1948 he made lucrative deals in fur clothing, leggings, and perfume, which, in addition to being very profitable, made him one of the most famous. Faces turned in the fashion industry.
After "New Appearance", Dior presented several creative, magnificent and new collections, each with a specific theme; The Laleh collection, presented in the spring of 1953, featured a large number of motifs and floral designs, and the "Line A" collection, presented in the spring of 1955, had a smooth structure that widened on the thighs and legs. And resembled the letter A.
Dior design features
Christine Dior used flowers and flower-related designs extensively in her designs, and had repeatedly stated that she was inspired by the sea and the beach for her designs. In fact, the sea view was Dior's favorite view of nature, and the sea and the beach were highly regarded for its fragrances and designs. Dior's interest in flowers and its widespread use on women's clothing also goes back to the beautiful flower garden that his mother grew in their Normandy home.
Delicate, meticulous needlework at the waistline, voluminous capes, and domed skirts designed to slim the legs were among the hallmarks of the Dior brand.
The death of Christine Dior and the continuation of the walk
In 1957, a picture of Christian Dior appeared in Time magazine as one of the most influential people in the fashion world.
A few months later, Christian Dior left Paris for a holiday in Montecatini, Italy, where he Dior died on October 23, 1957 at the age of 52 with a third heart attack.
His death is still in a state of ambiguity and the exact cause of his death has not been determined.
Following the news of Dior's death, Marcel Bosak sent his personal jet to Monte Catini to return Dior's body to Paris.
More than 2,500 people attended Dior's funeral, a large portion of whom were Dior employees and customers.
At the time of Christine's death, Dior was earning about $ 20 million a year.
After Dior's death, his senior assistant, Yves St. Laurent (a talented 21-year-old designer), took over the company, followed by John Galliano in 1996 and Ruff Simmons in 2012.
Took over. "Maria Grazia Shivri" was appointed as the first female leader of the Dior brand in 2016 and still holds this position. The powerful Christian Dior company is still the leader in the fashion industry in the world.
Some interesting facts about Christian Dior and its brand
Feminists were among the critics of Dior's designs. Since Dior was very interested in architecture (lines, forms, shapes, and volumes), he incorporated the forms and volumes of the body into his designs, and for this reason, all of his patterns had the curvature and prominence of limbs.
Therefore, feminists did not like this kind of design and harassment of women in the type of clothing.
According to the group, while Cocosnell intended to give women the freedom to cover and comfort in their designs; Dior sought to harass and expose their limbs.
Dior perfume (Miss Dior) is named after Dior's sister.
Christine's sister, Catherine Dior, who fought in the French resistance against the Nazis during World War II, was taken prisoner by the Gestapo, sent to a concentration camp, where she remained until 1945.
Dior wrote the perfume in honor of his sister.
The fragrance is reminiscent of flowers, dating back to the time when Christine and her siblings spent their childhood in the south of France in their mother's fragrant flower garden.
Lady Dior bag is one of the most famous designs of Dior brand. Dior first introduced the bag in 1995, and the design became known as Lady Dior for her homage to Princess Diana.
Because Princess Diana, after receiving this bag as a gift from the First Lady of France, was rarely seen without this bag in her hand and almost always used this bag model.
Salvador Dali's famous painting "Continuity of Memory" was one of the paintings first displayed at the Christian Dior Gallery in Paris.
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