September 10, 2021-February 20, 2022. The New York premiere of the exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams traces the groundbreaking history and legacy of the House of Dior. The exhibition brings to life Dior's many sources of inspiration—from the splendor of flowers and other natural forms to classical and contemporary art. Miss Dior dates to 1947, shortly after the Christian Dior fashion line debuted its acclaimed New Look collection. [1] The fragrance's name was a tribute to the designer's sister, French resistance fighter Catherine Dior, familiarly known as Miss Dior. [2] The perfume, a floral chypre with leather and galbanum notes, [1] was created by Paul "The most eye-filling number is "Easter Parade," in which costumer Howard meticulously recreates the Christian Dior "New Look" of 1947, the year in which the music is restaged." - Syracuse New Times Paris seamstresses mobbed their boss, Dior, on St. Catherine's Day (Nov 23), the traditional spinsters holiday. LIFE commented, "Dior is rich, kind and unmarried.". Dior decorated his home, a fourth floor walk-up in the heart of Paris, to resemble his parents' home as it was in 1900. Christian Dior dress, 1948. New Look 1947Christian Dior (2010) The New Look femininity often inspires me. I wanted to compose a perfume in which rose and jasmine unfurled, like a skirt with an outrageous quantity of fabric and a narrow, slender waist. Heady Tuberose fully expresses this whirling vivacity. Dior's New Look 1947 A Post War Turning Point in Fashion History In 1947 Christian Dior presented a fashion look with a fitted jacket with a nipped in waist and full calf length skirt. It was a dramatic change from wartime austerity styles. After the rationing of fabric during the Second World War, Dior's lavish use of material was a bold and .

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