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The Dior Allure
On 12 February 1947 in Paris, the legendary Bar suit, instantly recognisable for the structural finesse of its slender nipped waist, its soft shoulders, its accentuated hips and its full, pleated skirt, was shown for the first time and came to symbolise the New Look.
“I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body.”
The Dior style was born. Christian Dior’s sketches reveal his desire to draw both the structure of the garment and the experience of a body in motion. His lines – encapsulating the dominant idea behind each collection – were part of a continuous process of reinvention and went by names such as En 8, Corolle, Envol, Verticale, Oblique, Tulipe, Muguet, Y and Flèche. Monsieur Dior’s sense of detail combined with the structure of his designs – he had dreamed of becoming an architect before turning to fashion – thus embodied the modernity of the Dior style, which would be reinterpreted by each of his successors.
The House of Dior was founded just after the war, at a time when fashion photography was significantly taking off. In this series of images, the models imbue the looks with this “movement of life” so dear to their designer, while the greatest photographers of the era artfully capture the Dior style.
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The Dior Allure
On 12 February 1947 in Paris, the legendary Bar suit, instantly recognisable for the structural finesse of its slender nipped waist, its soft shoulders, its accentuated hips and its full, pleated skirt, was shown for the first time and came to symbolise the New Look.
“I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body.”
The Dior style was born. Christian Dior’s sketches reveal his desire to draw both the structure of the garment and the experience of a body in motion. His lines – encapsulating the dominant idea behind each collection – were part of a continuous process of reinvention and went by names such as En 8, Corolle, Envol, Verticale, Oblique, Tulipe, Muguet, Y and Flèche. Monsieur Dior’s sense of detail combined with the structure of his designs – he had dreamed of becoming an architect before turning to fashion – thus embodied the modernity of the Dior style, which would be reinterpreted by each of his successors.
The House of Dior was founded just after the war, at a time when fashion photography was significantly taking off. In this series of images, the models imbue the looks with this “movement of life” so dear to their designer, while the greatest photographers of the era artfully capture the Dior style.