Who Was Christian Dior?

Christian Dior born on January 21st, 1905 and expired on October 24th, 1957 was a well known French fashion designer. Dior was born in Granville, Manche, Normandy, France.

Dior attended a Catholic school and was the successor to a fertilizer fortune. After completing his education he started his own fashion house in the year 1946 with extensive help from a textile magnet. During the period of twelve years he stretched his business to over fifteen countries and employed a total of more than 2000 people for his outlets.

Dior is well known for promoting the narrow shoulders, a constricted waist, an emphasized bust, and long wide skirt look, which was amazingly similar to wartime fashion. His designs displayed consistence traditional elegance, stressing the feminine look.