Dior . . . Dior . . . Dior . . .
“Happiness is the secret to all beauty. There is no beauty without happiness.”
“After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.”
“Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace. ”
50s Dior photo by Walde Huth
Christian Dior for Audrey Hepburn. What a dress, what a face, what a neck and what a figure!!!
“I wanted to be considered a good craftsman. I wanted my dresses to be constructed like buildings, molded to the curves of the female form, stylizing its shape.”
The legendary actress
Marlene Dietrich was Dior’s great muse
“A woman’s perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.”
“The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail.”
Soft grey. Fall 2005 Couture. Christian Dior
Soft grey. Fall 2005 Couture. Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Christian Dior – Sexy, elegant, extravagant, classic
Dior – Spring 2012 Couture
Christian Dior 1950
Dior – Spring 2012 Couture
“You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You may wear it for almost any occasion; a ‘little black frock’ is essential to a woman’s wardrobe.”
Dress Dior – 1956
Christian Dior 1956
Dress Dior – 50s black cocktail dress, knee length, silk satinfull skirt, cowl collar off shoulder, buttons – Movie star Sophia Loren
‘Grand Guignol’ Christian Dior gown – 1951
“Deep in every heart slumbers a dream, and the couturier knows it: every woman is a princess.”
Roger Vivier, (French, 1913–1998), House of Dior (French, founded 1947). Evening shoes, 1957. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Christian Dior Spring 2016
Roger Vivier – Christian Dior – Escarpins de Soirée – Soie, Strass et Sequins Argent – 1957
Brilliant Luxury by Emmy DE Dior SS 2015
50s ad: Christian Dior shoes by Roger Vivier source : L’officiel magazine, n° 451-452, 1959
“Bright reds – scarlet, pillar-box red, crimson or cherry – are very cheerful and youthful. There is certainly a red for everyone.”
Marion Cotillard wearing Dior in ‘Dior Bombshells’ video campaign.
1950s Christian Dior
“The detail is as important as the essential is. When it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.”
Christian Dior Spring 2016 Haute Couture
Christian Dior details
Broderies – Dior – Détails
Christian Dior Haute Couture – Detail Red Hat
Christian Dior Haute Couture – by John Galliano
“A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.”
Vintage Paris 1950s
Christian Dior
Christian Dior 1950
Christian Dior
“A country, a style or an epoch are interesting only for the idea behind them.”
Christian Dior 1958
Christian Dior
“White is pure and simple and matches with everything.”
Dior 1953 l’officiel de la Mode.1950s fashion
Christian Dior
Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2009
Christian Dior, 1948
Exquisite ball gown by Christian Dior, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, location Chateau de Madrid, 1947
VINTAGE DIOR HAUTE COUTURE
Renee Breton in Christian Dior.
“Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.”
Christian Dior 1963
Christian Dior Evening Dress, 1957
Dior – Paris, France
Christian Dior’s family home, Granville, France
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