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On 12 February 1947, Christian Dior, aged 42, presented his first collection at 30 Avenue Montaigne, which was strewn with flowers by Lachaume. The Editor-in-Chief of Harper's Bazaar , Carmel Snow, strongly believed in the couturier's talent, which she had already noted in 1937 with the Café Anglais model that he designed for Robert Piguet.
On 12 February 1947, Christian Dior launched his first fashion collection for Spring–Summer 1947. The show of "90 models of his first collection on six mannequins" was presented in the salons of the company's headquarters at 30 Avenue Montaigne. [10] Originally, the two lines were named "Corolle" and "Huit". [10]
The name of the line of his first collection, presented on 12 February 1947, [23] was Corolle (literally the botanical term corolla or circlet of flower petals in English). Dior's debut collection included a launch of 90 garments displayed in outfits. [24] The phrase New Look was coined for it by Carmel Snow, the editor-in-chief of Harper's ...
De Castellane mixed the new designs with variations on previous collections, like the Dior Dior Dior line from 2018, which explored lace; Tie & Dior, the 2020 collection focused on textile dye ...
He worked with Elsa Schiaparelli until he became head of Christian Dior's tailleure atelier in 1947, but was denied work at Balenciaga. [10] While at Dior, he contributed the popular Bar suit for Dior's inaugural 1947 "Corolle" collection, already displaying the deft tailoring that he would be known for in later years. [11] [12]
One year into her run as creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri unveiled her fall/winter 2017 collection at the beautiful Musee des Invalides.
Famous and recognized – his house of couture was created in 1946 and his house of perfumes in 1947 – Christian Dior acquired this emblematic property in a region that he knew well. Indeed, his father, a widow since 1931, lived close by in the plain of Callian with his young sister Catherine who was the inspiration for the perfume Miss Dior ...
The first version of a fragrance to go by the name “Miss Dior” dates to 1947, shortly after the Dior fashion line debuted its acclaimed New Look collection. [1] That perfume, a floral chypre with leather and galbanum notes, [1] created by Paul Vacher and Jean Carles, appeared in many different iterations over the following years.