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After World War II in France, Paris was no longer the fashion capital of the world. Dior revolutionized the fashion industry by bringing Paris back to prominence through his introduction of the “New Look.” His new design was able to make all women look stunning through the use of interesting curves and accentuations throughout the outfit. His designs are still envied today.
Nationality
French
Born
Granville, France. January 21, 1905 – 24 October 1957.
Education
Political Science in Paris from 1920-1925.
Labels
Christian Dior
Awards
Neiman Marcus award, Remise de la legion d’honneur a Christian Dior, 1950; Parsons School of Design Distinguished Achievement award, New York, 1956; Fashion Industry Foundation award, to the House of Dior, New York, 1990.
Biograhpy
Dior’s life was not very notable until after World War II. Prior to the war, Christian studied political science in Paris to appease his parent’s wishes of education. He broke out of the educational world in the mid 1940’s, when he was a middle aged man and started his own fashion line. He is credited with introducing the fashion trend, the “New Look.” Essentially, it brought back all of the passion and beauty of the earlier part of the century. Dior is often quoted with saying that the dresses his mother wore when he was a child are what inspired him to bring back the grandeur to his line of work. Some critics said that Dior was merely regressing in his fashion sense and that it was doing nothing more than bringing back ideas and styles that were outdated and ugly. No matter the conclusion journalists came to about his work, people were always stunned when a new Dior line hit the streets during his ten year career. After the war, the reemergence of French fashion did a lot of bring Paris back to the world stage as a notable contributor to world fashion.
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