"As long as Hitler controls Paris," declared one American journalist, "Paris will never control fashion." Taking these words to heart, Christian Dior, then in his 30s, set about waging a war of his own, and as the tanks and fighter jets of the 1940s loomed around him, the designer formed his own résistance against aesthetic oppression. Created by Todd A. Kessler, the show delves into the life of the iconic fashion designer Christian Dior in post-World War II Paris, focusing on building his revolutionary fashion line that came to be known as the"New Look" ."The New Look," an eagerly anticipated biographical drama television series, is set to premiere on Apple TV+ in 2024. 1948 - Christian Dior, Evening ensemble. Posted by Kaylee Spiteri | Last updated Jun 16, 2020 | Published on Jun 7, 2020 | 1940-1949, 20th century, garment analysis, LGBTQ+. This Dior evening dress embodies the elegance of Dior's 1948 collection and fashionably exhibits the New Look silhouette of the time. The evolution of Christian Dior's revolutionary New Look Only two years after the end of World War II, the French couturier presented a collection that symbolized not only a departure from Christian Dior - 1940s-1950s. "My dream? To make women happier and more beautiful" - Christian Dior. (Vogue.com UK, 2012) 21st January 1905 - 23 October 1957. (Keenan, 1981) Dior first had the idea of setting up his own fashion house in 1946, when he inspected an old friend's dressmakers (Philippe et Gaston) but found it a hopeless case to The Dior Look. Paris was a home to mostly all major design houses. One of the most reputed ones among them which is still remarkably making and changing fashion trends is- Christian Dior. .

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