Christian Dior

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Christian Dior Wiki Biography

Christian Dior was a French fashion designer, born in Granville, Manche on the 21st of January 1905. He is known for founding the internationally recognised fashion house of the same name. He passed away in 1957.

How rich is Christian Dior? Sources estimate his net worth at $10 million, accumulated during his business career which actually spanned only about 20 years.

Dior grew up in a wealthy, middle class family, the second of five children, living by the sea in Normandy. Christian’s father, Maurice, manufactured and sold fertilizer. Around 1910 the family moved to Paris. From a young age, Christian expressed an interest in artistic pursuits, and began drawing and designing women’s clothing. Financed by his father, he opened an art gallery in 1928. He was forced to close when the events of the Great Depression left his family near-destitute.

It was not until 1937, that Dior became more involved in fashion, when he was hired to design for Robert Piguet. He was forced to take a brief break when called for military service, but managed to leave the army in 1942, and he took employment with Lucien Lelong, where he continued to produce fashion designs, actually for the wives of occupying Nazis, and for French collaborators during the war.

On the 8th of December 1946, Dior founded his own fashion house. He designed very luxurious outfits, which featured highly curvaceous lines, and used great amounts of fabric. The rationing of fabric during the war had led to simple fashions, and Dior was criticized for the opulence of his clothing until shortages of materials ended. He quickly gathered influential clients, from Hollywood stars to royalty, his profile rising and greatly contributing to his overall wealth. He gave a presentation of his first collection to the royal family of England, though again, due to rationing, the young princesses were not allowed to publicly wear his lavish “new look” designs.

In 1955, Dior hired Yves Saint Laurent as his assistant; he would later name Laurent as his successor.

Also in 1955, he was nominated for an Academy Award for a costume featured in “Terminal Station”, the Vittorio De Sia film. His fashion house made Paris the centre for all things sartorial. He has been referenced in various forms of media, both during his lifetime and after; even rapper Kanye West had a song called “Christian Dior Denim Flow”, which he released in 2010.

Reports of Dior’s death vary. Some sources state he died from a heart attack, induced by choking on a fish bone. Others claim that no fish bone was involved, and he died whilst playing a game of cards, or whilst having sex. The truth is unclear. All we know for sure is that he passed away on the 24th of October, 1957, in Montecatini, Italy. Over 2000 people attended his funeral. His company was, by that time, generating $20 million a year.

In his personal life, Dior was a highly superstitious individual, and often consulted a tarot card reader. He was homosexual, though details of his relationships are sparse, due to societal attitudes of the time.

IMDB Wikipedia $10 million 1905 1905-01-21 1954-06-06 1957 Actor Bernard Dior Brooklyn Catherine Dior Christian Dior Christian Dior Net Worth Designer France French Granville Isabelle Cardamone Italy Jacqueline Dior January 21 Kanye West Lucien Lelong Maurice Dior Montecatini Terme New York October 23 Raymond Dior Robert Piguet Sciences Po United States

Christian Dior Quick Info

Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth January 21, 1905
Died October 23, 1957, Montecatini Terme, Italy
Place Of Birth Granville, France
Profession Designer
Education Sciences Po
Nationality French
Parents Maurice Dior, Isabelle Cardamone
Siblings Catherine Dior, Raymond Dior, Jacqueline Dior, Bernard Dior
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228039/

Christian Dior Quotes

  • A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.

Christian Dior Important Facts

  • His father was a fertilizer manufacturer.
  • Published “Talking About Fashion” in 1954.
  • Autobiography, Dior by Dior (1956)
  • His childhood holiday home, Villa des Rhumbs (Granville, Normandy), is a museum.
  • Gave each of his dresses names, inspired by the style itself or from on-the-spot inspiration: The “Bobby” dress was named after his dog; the “Lahore” dress he designed for the Duchess of Windsor was inspired by Indian embroidery; the “Gruau” dress was named for his friend, the illustrator.
  • Each of his collections was immortalized by the name of a silhouette: the Zigzag line for Spring-Summer 1948; the Ciseau (Scissor) line for Fall-Winter 1949; the Muguet (his favorite flower) line for Spring-Summer 1954.
  • Presented his first American collection at 730 Fifth Avenue, New York (8 November 1948)
  • Presented his first collection in Paris (12 February 1947)
  • Opened his own Fashion House at 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris (16 December 1946)
  • His mother wanted him to become an ambassador.
  • Second of five children.
  • Born at 1:30am-LMT

Christian Dior Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
With Love, Sophia 1967 TV Movie Costume Designer
Black Tights 1961 Costume Designer
A Kiss for a Killer 1957 Costume Designer
Le pays d’où je viens 1956 Costume Designer
Paris, Palace Hôtel 1956 Costume Designer
The Ambassador’s Daughter 1956 Costume Designer
Daughters of Destiny 1954 segment “Jeanne” Costume Designer
Indiscretion of an American Wife 1953 costume designer: Jennifer Jones Costume Designer
It Happened in Paris 1952 Costume Designer
No Highway in the Sky 1951 Miss Dietrich’s costumes, uncredited Costume Designer
Under the Paris Sky 1951 Costume Designer
Les Enfants Terribles 1950 dresses Costume Designer
Days of Our Years 1950 Documentary Costume Designer
Stage Fright 1950 costume designer: Marlene Dietrich – uncredited Costume Designer
Le silence est d’or 1947 Costume Designer
Passionnelle 1947 Costume Designer
Sylvie et le fantôme 1946 Costume Designer
Échec au roy 1945 Costume Designer
Paméla 1945 Costume Designer
Les Roquevillard 1943 Costume Designer
The Phantom Baron 1943 Costume Designer
Lettres d’amour 1942 Costume Designer
Le lit à colonnes 1942 Costume Designer
Libel 1959 costumes: Olivia de Havilland Costume Department
The Little Hut 1957 costumes execution: Miss Gardner Costume Department
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes 1955 costumes: loot sequence – uncredited Costume Department
Death of a Cyclist 1955 wardrobe – as Dior Costume Department
Paris Waltz 1950 costumes: Les maquettes de robes de Madame Yvonne Printemps sont de Costume Department
Harem 1985 thanks Thanks
Person to Person 1955 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Dior et Moi 2014 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Lady Dior Web Documentary 2012 Documentary short Himself Archive Footage

Christian Dior Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1986 César César Awards, France Best Costume Design (Meilleurs costumes) Bras de fer (1985) Won
1967 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best British Costume (Colour) Arabesque (1966) Won
1955 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Stazione Termini (1953) Won
1986 César César Awards, France Best Costume Design (Meilleurs costumes) Bras de fer (1985) Nominated
1967 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best British Costume (Colour) Arabesque (1966) Nominated
1955 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Stazione Termini (1953) Nominated