Christian Dior

By bbvick

  • Christian Dior

    French Fashion Designer By: Bailey Vick

  • Birth

    Birth
    Christian Dior was born in Granville, France. His parents were Maurice Dior, and Isabella Dior. He was the second child of five. All his siblings names were Catherine, Raymond, Jacqueline, and Bernard.

  • Childhood

    Childhood
    When Dior was young he moved to Paris where he spent his childhood. He was only five-years old when they moved.

  • Enrollment

    Enrollment
    In 1925, Dior enrolled at the 'Ecole des Sciences Politiques' to become a politician like his father wanted. Even though he enrolled at this school, he really wanted to be a fashion art designer.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    Dior graduates from 'Ecole des Sciences Politiques' in 1928. After his graduation, he opens a small art gallery with money his father gave him.

  • Closing of Art Gallery

    Closing of Art Gallery
    In 1931, he was forced to close the art gallery. The same year his mother and older brother lost their lives. This was also during the time that his father's business was lost because of financial problems.

  • Job

    Job
    In 1935, Dior got a job illustrating the magazine Figaro Illustre'.

  • Return to Paris

    Return to Paris
    Finally, in 1940, he returned to Paris where he was hired by Couturier Lucien Lelong.

  • Concentration Camp

    Concentration Camp
    Dior's sister was working for the French Resistance.During this time, she was captured and sent to a concentration camp, but survived. She was released in 1945.

  • The Travel to Italy

    The Travel to Italy
    After being on the cover of Time Magazine, Dior traveled to Italy to go on vacation in the town of Montecantini.

  • Death

    Death
    He had his third heart attack at 52 and died. His body was flown back to Paris. 2,500 people came to his funeral. He was buried in Cinetie're de Callian, Invar, France. After his death, his brand earned more than $20 million annually.

  • Book

    Book
    The National Gallery of Victoria published The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture. This book showed photos of the French fashion house over the years.

  • Why is Dior important?

    Christian Dior was a French fashion designer whose creations after World War II were very popular. A contribution that he brought to the world was that he brought a big deal of fashion. I hadn't really heard of Christian Dior until this project.

  • Three Interesting Facts

    1. His products are in many stores
    2. He chose Yves Saint Laurent to replace him before his retirement
    3. Christian Dior's line of fragrances holds over 156 fragrances

  • Source

    The source of information I used for this project was the book, Christian Dior, The Biography. This book was written by Marie-France Pochna with an introduction by John Galliano.