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Conference at la Sorbonne, 1955
Conference at la Sorbonne, 1955
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Christian Dior and Mrs. Cappelle de Menou are participating in a conference on “The Aesthetics of Fashion,” on 3 August 1955 in the Sorbonne's Grand Amphithéâtre in Paris.
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A model is parading down the runway with the Tuileries dress from the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 1949 collection, during the conference held on 4 August 1955 in the Sorbonne's Grand Amphithéâtre in Paris.
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A model is parading down the runway with the Soirée à Rio dress from the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 1949 collection, during the conference given by Christian Dior at the Sorbonne in Paris.
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Models parading down the runway with dresses from the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 1955 collection during the conference on “The Aesthetics of Fashion,” 4 August 1955, in the Sorbonne's Grand Amphithéâtre in Paris.
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A wide range of students attending the conference were foreigners who came to Paris to learn French. The majority of them were American.
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During the fashion show, Christian Dior evokes the New Look when introducing a repetition of the famous Bar suit from the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 1947 collection.
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La Galerie Dior

Featuring a unique scenographic narrative, La Galerie Dior embodies the spirit of Parisian Haute Couture while perpetuating the memory of this historic address.

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DIOR / LINDBERGH

Through May 04, 2025, a new visual narrative illuminates the close relationship between Dior and photographer Peter Lindbergh.

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Dior's Lucky Star
“Fashion designers offer one of the last refuges of the marvelous. They are, in a way, the masters of dreams...”
Christian Dior, Dior by Dior, 1958
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History of the house Christian Dior

The richness of the House through the work of Christian Dior and his successors.

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12 February 1947, the New Look
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The history of the Bar suit
“What can I tell you of my house? How can one speak of the present and what one lives for? My firm is, in fact, the whole of my life.”
Christian Dior, Talking About Fashion, 1954
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30 Avenue Montaigne

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The beginning of Dior at 30 Avenue Montaigne
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