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    Dior:Living the dreams

    Mar 04, 2018 2 minutes
    WORDS PHILIPPA PRENTICE

    Christian Dior

    1946–1957:

    Founded in Paris in December 1946, the House of Dior led by Christian Dior showed its first collection in February 1947. The 90 looks, deemed by US ’s Carmel Snow to be the ‘New Look’, were exemplified by fitted jackets (the iconic Bar jacket is pictured above) and calf-length full skirts. The average dress is said to have been crafted from

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