7 November 2008 at the• Christian Dior later met with Yves Saint Laurent's mother, Lucienne Mathieu-Saint Laurent, in 1957 to tell her that he had chosen Saint Laurent to succeed him at Dior | " Kawamura explains that the survival of the French fashion industry was critical to the survival of France, stating, "Export of a single dress by a leading couturier enabled the country to buy ten tons of coal, and a liter of perfume was worth two tons of petrol" page 46 |
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Pochna, Marie-France; Savill, Joanna translator 1996 | Whilst at Piguet, Dior worked alongside , and was succeeded as house designer by — who would, in 1960, become head of design for Christian Dior Paris |
Products are beautifully arranged and wrapped in pleated silk paper.
Either it stays in Paris or it does not exist | There was also some backlash to Dior's designs due to the amount of fabrics used in a single dress or suit |
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Dior's family had hoped he would become a diplomat, but Dior was artistic and wished to be involved in art | It is not within the power of any nation to steal fashion creativity, for not only does it function quite spontaneously, also it is the product of a tradition maintained by a large body of skilled men and women in a variety of crafts and trades |
The English singer-songwriter released a song titled "Christian Dior" as a to his 2006 single, "".
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