History of Christian Dior 2

In 1957, Dior died of a heart attack. The French newspaper Le Monde hailed him as a man who was identified with good taste, the art of living and refined culture that epitomises.Not only the New Look, the cutting methods created by Christian Dior still seriouly affect the fashion industry nowadays. Those cutting methods included the "A" line, the "H" line and the "Y" line.


The "A" line. This dress is from Christian Dior Fall 2008 Couture

The "H" line. This dress is from Christian Dior Pre-Fall 2009

Reference:http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/expo/2005-03/01/content_2634472.htm

Dior without Christian Dior
Afterward, Dior's 21-year-old assistant, Saint Laurent,was left to "save fashion," Saint Laurent's own first collection, the controversial Trapeze show. This collection's clothes were as meticulously made and perfectly proportioned as Dior's in the same exquisite fabrics, but their young designer made them softer, lighter and easier to wear.It made waves almost as stormy as those of the New Look.
Besides Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferréhas kept to run the brand and make it more successful—the registers ringing with sales of It accessories. In 1997, John Galliano became crowned design director at Christian Dior. As in the nearest century, Galliano made Christian Dior different from before by adding him own charatiristic into the brand. I will further talk about him influence on Christian Dior in the next post.