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La Parisienne
Paris – the birthplace of Haute Couture in the second half of the 19th century – was an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Monsieur Dior.
“One breathes in fashion with the very air of Paris.”
The French capital’s monuments and streets lent their names and architectural lines to his designs, but his main muse was Parisian women, who symbolised the soul of France and breathed grace into Dior’s silhouettes. “The queens of the day! Our glories, our muses, those we cling to, envy, love, admire, the elegant women, 'les Parisiennes'…” enthused the couturier, who considered “the famous little black dress dear to Parisians” a timeless style manifesto.
In 2009, Peter Lindbergh photographed Marion Cotillard in an advertising campaign for the Maison’s iconic Lady Dior bag. The shot was accompanied by a short film produced by Olivier Dahan, inspired by the world of Alfred Hitchcock. In this mini-thriller, the Oscar-winning actress flees her critics by climbing the Eiffel Tower in a “little black dress” designed by John Galliano, clutching a Lady Dior bag that seems to hold her secrets…
Renée wearing the Bar suit, Haute Couture Spring-Summer 1947 collection. Photography by Willy Maywald, 1955.
© Association Willy Maywald/ADAGP, Paris 2022
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Dior's Gold
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La Parisienne
Paris – the birthplace of Haute Couture in the second half of the 19th century – was an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Monsieur Dior.
“One breathes in fashion with the very air of Paris.”
The French capital’s monuments and streets lent their names and architectural lines to his designs, but his main muse was Parisian women, who symbolised the soul of France and breathed grace into Dior’s silhouettes. “The queens of the day! Our glories, our muses, those we cling to, envy, love, admire, the elegant women, 'les Parisiennes'…” enthused the couturier, who considered “the famous little black dress dear to Parisians” a timeless style manifesto.
In 2009, Peter Lindbergh photographed Marion Cotillard in an advertising campaign for the Maison’s iconic Lady Dior bag. The shot was accompanied by a short film produced by Olivier Dahan, inspired by the world of Alfred Hitchcock. In this mini-thriller, the Oscar-winning actress flees her critics by climbing the Eiffel Tower in a “little black dress” designed by John Galliano, clutching a Lady Dior bag that seems to hold her secrets…
Renée wearing the Bar suit, Haute Couture Spring-Summer 1947 collection. Photography by Willy Maywald, 1955.
© Association Willy Maywald/ADAGP, Paris 2022