The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture

Inside the ateliers of the House of Dior, 2012
© Pol Baril

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
Raf Simons (designer)
autumn−winter 2012 haute couture collection
Photo © Patrick Demarchelier/Licensed by Art+Commerce

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
John Galliano (designer)
spring−summer 2011 haute couture collection
Photo © Guy Marineau

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
John Galliano (designer)
autumn−winter 2010 haute couture collection
Photo © Guy Marineau

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
John Galliano (designer)
spring−summer 2009 haute couture collection
Photo © Guy Marineau

Christian Dior mannequins in the
salon of House of Dior’s headquarters,
30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris 1957.
Photograph by Loomis Dean, featured in
LIFE magazine 1957
Dior Heritage collection, Paris
© Loomis Dean/The LIFE Picture Collection/Licensed by Getty Images (image: 50690286)

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
John Galliano (designer) spring−summer 1997 haute couture
Photo by Michael Thompson, featured in Vogue Paris, 1997
Model: Kylie Bax
© Licensed by Trunk Archive

Coquette dress, autumn−winter 1948 haute couture collection
Model: Wenda Rogerson (Parkinson)
Photo © Clifford Coffin/Licensed by Trunk Archive

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
Maria Grazia Chiuri (designer)
spring−summer 2017 ready-to-wear collection
© Dior

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
Raf Simons (designer)
spring−summer 2015 haute couture collection
© Dior

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
Raf Simons (designer)
autumn−winter 2012 haute couture collection
© Dior

Christian Dior hat from the Raout silhouette, spring−summer 1956 haute couture collection, Fleche line
© Henry Clarke, Musée Galliera. ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

Christian Dior
Eugenie dress, autumn−winter 1948 haute couture collection
© Willy Maywald/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

Christian Dior, Paris (couture house)
est. 1946
Christian Dior (designer)
born France 1905, died Italy 1957
Bar suit, modelled by Renee 1955
gelatin silver photograph
Photograph by Willy Maywald
Collection of Christian Dior Archives, Paris
© Willy Maywald/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by VISCOPY, Sydney

Christian Bérard
Illustration of the Bar, afternoon
ensemble 1947
Dior Heritage collection, Paris
© Christian Berard/
ADAGP. Licensed by Viscopy, 2017

Christian Dior mannequins arriving in
Australia for the presentation of the
autumn−winter 1957, haute couture
collection, Christian Dior’s last
collection, November 1957
Dior Heritage collection, Paris
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Presentation of the Adelaide ensemble
from the spring−summer 1948,
haute couture collection, during the
Christian Dior parade at David Jones,
Sydney, July–August 1948
Dior Heritage collection, Paris

Sketch by Christian Dior for the autumn−winter 1949 haute couture collection
© Christian Dior

Inside the ateliers of the House of Dior c. 1950
Photo: Bellini
© Christian Dior

Christian Dior working with Mitzah Bricard (left) and Marguerite Carré (right) on the Première soirée dress, autumn−winter 1955 haute couture collection
Photo: Bellini
© Christian Dior

Christian Dior draping fabric over
fashion mannequin Sylvie c. 1948
Dior Heritage collection, Paris
Photo: Bellini
© Christian Dior

Christian Dior adjusts the accessories
of the Zaire dress, on his star
mannequin Victoire, during rehearsal
for the autumn−winter 1954,
haute couture show
Dior Heritage collection, Paris
© Mark Shaw/
mptvimages.com

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
Yves Saint Laurent (designer)
Climène dress,
autumn−winter 1959
haute couture collection
Photo © Laziz Hamani

Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house)
John Galliano (designer)
Red silk and wool dress, spring−summer 2009
haute couture collection
Photo © Laziz Hamani

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