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The history of Dior

The name Christian Dior is considered by many to be the most famous name in fashion. Christian Dior in 1905 in the small town of Granville in Normandy Born, France. Dior spent some time as an artist and opened a gallery in 1928, with generous funding from his father.

Hard times were just around the corner, however. The Great Depression led to bankruptcy of the family business, forcing them to virtually everything they sell in possession. Dior moved with a friend and soon began his attention to the fashion industry.

After being released from national service in 1940, he returned to Paris in 1941 and secured employment with the fashion house Lucien Lelong.

In 1946, Marcel Boussac, the richest man of France at the time, provided significant financial support for his own Dior Fashion House run. Dior first fashion line in 1947 was published an overwhelming success, the favor of the designer, both in Europe and the distant United States.

Not surprisingly, in 1949, Dior a presence in New York and established soon expanded to London in 1952. Wider global expansion followed shortly thereafter.

In 1948, a Dior perfume line launched under the name Christian Dior perfume Ltd to expand during a 1950 decision of the mark in fashion accessories such as hats, ties Handbags and unpopular in the French Chamber of Couture, the move is an important cornerstone of the company cited success remains today.

Dior was the preparation for retirement when a heart attack took his life in 1957.

In the chaos that followed the relatively inexperienced Yves Saint Laurent, the position of the lead designer for the company was promoted. Saint Laurent met with mixed success before the military forced him to leave Dior. His successor, Marc Bohan, would remain with the company until 1989. Bohan is in many circles with the rescue credit the brand Dior.

The Boussac group was still in the financial control of the Dior fashion Fouse, has filed for bankruptcy to 1984th Dior was then adopted by a group of investors led by Bernard Arnault. Arnault took an active role in the direction of Dior would in the next decades.

In 2001, the company has decided to enter the men's market, and their first show the talents of former Yves Saint Laurent Designer Hedi Slimane took, was a huge triumph! Despite some ups and downs over the years, Dior is still considered one of the most popular and innovative fashion houses in the world.

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Trevor Eastveld is an online marketer and owner of the World’s Largest Online Replica Designer Handbag Site. http://www.laboutique.com.ph