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Christian Ernest Dior (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ djɔʁ]; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion house is known all around the world, having gained prominence "on five continents in only a decade."
Christian Dior SE (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ djɔʁ]), [1] commonly known as Dior, is a French multinational luxury goods company that is controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH. [4] As of December 2023, Dior controlled around 42% of the shares and 57% of the voting rights of LVMH. [8]
Christian Dior entrusted the restoration and renovation of La Colle Noire from 1955 to the Russian architect Andreï Svetchine. [5] His friends Raymonde Zehnacker in Mougins and Marc Chagall in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Saint-Paul-de-Vence had also solicited this architect, specialized in the transformation of "rural dwellings, neither simple ...
The first couple of seasons would focus on Dior and Chanel, “and there’s a handoff at a certain point when Dior dies” in 1957 “to Yves Saint Laurent, because Yves Saint Laurent was Dior ...
As of 2013, Christian Dior SE was the leading holding company of LVMH, owning 40.9% of its shares and 59.01% of its voting rights. [62] Bernard Arnault is Chairman and CEO of LVMH and Chairman of Christian Dior SE. In 2017, Arnault purchased all the remaining Christian Dior shares in a reported $13.1 billion buyout. [63]
Marcel Boussac (17 April 1889 – 21 March 1980) was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history. Born in Châteauroux, Indre, France, Boussac made a fortune in textile manufacturing
Parfums Christian Dior is the perfumery and cosmetics (makeup and skincare) line of the French fashion house, Christian Dior SE. However, the line belongs to the perfumes and cosmetics portfolio of the world's largest luxury group, the LVMH Group . [ 1 ]
Alla Ilchun (10 December 1926 – 6 March 1989) was a Chinese-born Kazakh-Russian fashion model who lived in France.A muse for Christian Dior, who referred to her as "his personal talisman", she was the first prominent Asian woman to model European fashions.