Dior
The house that showed the New Look in 1947; after Christian Dior’s death in 1957 it was led by, among others, Yves Saint Laurent.
Christian Dior ran an art gallery before becoming a fashion illustrator and working for Robert Piguet and Lucien Lelong. With the backing of the textile magnate Marcel Boussac he opened his house on avenue Montaigne in 1946.
The New Look of 1947 gave Paris back its role as the centre of fashion. After the founder's death the house was led by Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan and later by Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano and Maria Grazia Chiuri, among others. The perfume Miss Dior came in 1947 and the Lady Dior bag in 1995.
Numbered couture labels; perfumes and accessories with the CD monogram.