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The Enchanted Gardens
Monsieur Dior’s love of flowers began in his childhood in Granville, Normandy, at the family home of Les Rhumbs.
“I designed clothes for flower-like women, with rounded shoulders, full feminine busts and hand-span waists above enormous spreading skirts.”
His youth followed the tempo of the seasons which, month after month, transformed the garden designed by his mother, Madeleine, overlooking the sea.
As a couturier, Christian Dior drew inspiration from nature; for his very first collection in 1947, he created the blooming silhouette of a “femme-fleur”, enhanced by the Corolle line.
Rosebuds and bell-shaped lily of the valley flowers – a symbol of spring particularly favoured by the couturier – blossomed in his looks in the form of sumptuous embroidery and poetic prints. This floral aesthetic has been further cultivated through endless variations by his successors.
In 1997, Peter Lindbergh took the photographs – for Vogue – of John Galliano’s first collection for Dior. Adorned with beaded corsets and painted or embroidered flower patterns, the looks gave the photographer the impression of being true frescos, which led to his capturing this emblematic series in his studio.
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The Dior allure by Peter Lindbergh
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The Enchanted Gardens
Monsieur Dior’s love of flowers began in his childhood in Granville, Normandy, at the family home of Les Rhumbs.
“I designed clothes for flower-like women, with rounded shoulders, full feminine busts and hand-span waists above enormous spreading skirts.”
His youth followed the tempo of the seasons which, month after month, transformed the garden designed by his mother, Madeleine, overlooking the sea.
As a couturier, Christian Dior drew inspiration from nature; for his very first collection in 1947, he created the blooming silhouette of a “femme-fleur”, enhanced by the Corolle line.
Rosebuds and bell-shaped lily of the valley flowers – a symbol of spring particularly favoured by the couturier – blossomed in his looks in the form of sumptuous embroidery and poetic prints. This floral aesthetic has been further cultivated through endless variations by his successors.
In 1997, Peter Lindbergh took the photographs – for Vogue – of John Galliano’s first collection for Dior. Adorned with beaded corsets and painted or embroidered flower patterns, the looks gave the photographer the impression of being true frescos, which led to his capturing this emblematic series in his studio.