In the 1930's Dior made a living by selling sketches to Parisian couture houses and doing illustrations for the fashion pages of Le Figaro. In 1945 he designed for Marcel Boussac, Dior's talent was recognized by Marcel Boussac as he is interested in Diors new idea that involved using lots of layers of extravagant fabrics. Boussac financed him to start him own conture house in 1946.Dior's first collection, Corolle Line, premiered in 1947. He established his main fashion house in 1949; Christian Dior New York Inc
Dior first collection-Corolle Line
Dior's first collection, was a shot heard round the world and probably the most famous single season in style history. The look was refreshing and much more voluptuous then the boxy shapes of the recent World War 2 styles. Its idea was to brush away bad memories of wartime fabric rationing with a sweep of crinolines—featured sloping shoulders, full busts and cinched-in waists above full and long skirts.The tiny waist is emphasised by the padded hips of the skirt.It's voluminous as it's heavy and with many layers.This look was an international sensation.
This was a backwards step for emancipation for women, because of the shape
At first there was some backlash to Dior's genius form because of the amount of fabrics used in a single dress or suit but as soon as the War Time Shortages came to an end, opposition ceased.
This collection marked a signficant success for Christian Dior.
During the 1950's, Dior had almost single-handedly restored Paris as the capital of the fashion world. He then went on to revolutionize the fashion industry. With his partner, Ava Gardner, Marlene Dietrich, Princess Margaret and the Duchess of Windsor.They realized that the future was in an international market and diverse products, so they opened a fur subsidiary, a ready to wear outlet and the first Christian Dior perfume, Miss Dior.
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