It was clear that "Christian Dior" was now no longer just a name. It had become a symbol of anticipating the future, of breaking past boundaries, and of pursuing a new image — a "New Look.". Following the success of the 1947 "New Look," Dior remained at the top of the fashion world until his death in 1957. Within those ten years
Two 1940s British models attempt to achieve Christian Dior's New Look by wearing the latest 1940s shape-wear -From the Pathe's film archive.

Being the most influential fashion designer of the late 1940s and 1950s, Christian Dior influenced fashion after World War II with the gorgeous silhouette of his voluptuous New Look. He was so famous in France at the time that it seemed as if he wasn't a man but an institution.

New Look by Christian Dior - pierwsza kolekcja mody stworzona przez Christiana Diora w 1947 roku. Kolekcja została zaprezentowana 12 lutego 1947 roku w budynku przy Avenue Montaigne 30 w Paryżu, we Francji. Składała się z dwóch linii - „Corolle" oraz „Huit".

In 1947 Christian Dior presented his first haute couture show in Paris and revolutionized the female silhouette with his "New Look". The designer label is still one of the biggest names in . 525 323 89 614 241 231 747 651

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