Biography
Christian Ernest Dior (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ djɔʁ]; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion houses are known all around the world, having gained prominence "on five continents in only a decade."Dior's skills led to his employment and design for various fashion icons in attempts to preserve the fashion industry during World War II. Post-war, he founded and established the Dior fashion house, with his collection of the "New Look". In 1947 the collection debuted, in which he introduced the "New Look." Featuring rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and very full skirt, the New Look celebrated ultra-femininity and opulence in women's fashion.
Throughout his lifetime, he won numerous awards for Best Costume Design. Upon his death in 1957, various contemporary icons paid tribute to his life and work.
Filmography
all 27
Movies 27
self 3
Christian Dior, la France (2017)
Oh, Dior! (2017)
Dior and I (2015)
Christian Dior: The Man Behind the Myth (2005)
Alice (1988)
Creezy (1974)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
Arabesque (1966)
Black Tights (1961)
The Grass Is Greener (1960)
Libel (1959)
The Little Hut (1957)
The Country I Come From (1956)
Paris, Palace Hôtel (1956)
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
Daughters of Destiny (1954)
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
No Highway (1951)
Under the Paris Sky (1951)
Les enfants terribles (1950)
The Century Is Fifty (1950)
Silence Is Golden (1947)
Passionnelle (1947)
Sylvia and the Ghost (1946)
The Phantom Baron (1943)
Love Letters (1942)
The Four-Poster Bed (1942)
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Known ForCostume & Make-Up
GenderMale
Birthday1905-01-21
Deathday1957-10-24 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceGranville, Manche, France
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FatherMaurice Dior
MotherMadeleine Dior
SiblingsCatherine Dior
CitizenshipsFrance
ResidencesReims, France
AwardsKnight of the Legion of Honour
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