The new look dior

Christian Dior "Corolle" Collection, 1947

The biography of Christian Dior

A History Bite on the Christian Dior Bar Suit, the one look that solidifed Dior's place in fashion and catapulted the New Look.

The year was 1947 when Christian Dior unveiled his first collection in Paris, and it was immediately dubbed the “new look” by Harper’s Bazaar US, cementin

Classics are real icons of the fashion world. Revolutionary looks that changed the whole industry, most of them still recognizable in today's street wear. As promised: The new Look Christian Dior studied Political sciences and had a passion for architecture. After several years of designing for some of the most prestigious houses in Paris, he founded his own Maison Dior in 1946. During the war, fashion stood still for almost five years. Womenswear was dictated by green uniforms and unadorned…

A 1955 'edition' of Christian Dior's 1947 bar suit worn by Dior house model Renee Barton, photo taken by Willy Maywald probably in spring 1957The above image appears in almost all fashion history books as an example of Dior’s spring 1947 debut collection – the collection U.S. Harper’s Bazaar editor Carmel Snow said had such a “New Look.” The image was taken by German fashion photographer Willy Maywald, but the image was not taken in 1947. This image was most likely taken in spring 1957 to…

On October 24, 1957, Christian Dior passed away. For the occasion, we are looking back through the archives. Take a look.

Design House: House of Dior (French, founded 1947). Designer: Christian Dior (French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini). Date: spring/summer 1947. Culture:...