Who became chief women's wear designer at Christian Dior in October 1996?
"of the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, which is one of three trade associations affiliated with the Fédération française de la couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode. The Christian Dior Ready-to-Wear Spring 2012 Runway Show was presented on September 29, 2011 under the direction of Bill Gaytten at a tented Musee Rodin. It was the only second collection since John Galliano's dismissal from the house. The ladylike silhouettes referenced the Dior archives. According to Style.com, haute couture was a major influence on the collection with wider necklines, wrapped bodices, bubble"
"revealed that many pieces were in fact exact replicas of traditional Romanian folk costumes. The refusal of Dior and of Chiuri led to an online campaign under the hashtag #give credit. Maria Grazia Chiuri Maria Grazia Chiuri (; born February 1964) is an Italian fashion designer. Chiuri was born in 1964 in Rome, Italy. From 1999 to 2016, Chiuri worked for Valentino, her then best teammate was Pierpaolo Piccioli. She has studied in IED, Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome. In July 2016, Chiuri was announced as the creative director at Dior. ""She will be the first woman to lead"
"Harris, Jessica Alba attended the show. The Christian Dior Ready-to-Wear Spring 2017 Runway Show was presented on September 30, 2016 at the Musee Rodin. This season marked the debut of Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first female creative director in the 70-year history of the house. Chiuri previously spent seven years at Valentino, where she was part of a design team that quadrupled the company's sales. Key pieces included lacy blouses, net dresses, tulle skirts, pea coats, and Bar jackets. The creative director also showed a slogan T-shirt that read “We should all be Feminists,” which references Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Ted"
"Maria Grazia Chiuri Maria Grazia Chiuri (; born February 1964) is an Italian fashion designer. Chiuri was born in 1964 in Rome, Italy. From 1999 to 2016, Chiuri worked for Valentino, her then best teammate was Pierpaolo Piccioli. She has studied in IED, Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome. In July 2016, Chiuri was announced as the creative director at Dior. ""She will be the first woman to lead the creative side in the label’s 69-year history, and the role will be her first solo appointment after more than two decades of working with Pierpaolo Piccioli, who has been named"
"cartoon and pop-culture references. Of de Castellane, Lagerfeld commented, ""She follows the rules I like best in life: Don't compare. Don't compete. You look at her. You get the message."" De Castellane sometimes appeared on the Chanel catwalk modelling the house's collections. In January 1998, Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the world's largest luxury group LVMH, announced the launch of the Christian Dior brand's inaugural jewelry division, Dior Joaillerie. In doing so he appointed Victoire de Castellane to become the Dior Fine Jewelry Creator. Her sources of inspiration include floral and natural motifs, as well as a global mix"
"with Gianfranco Ferré on his own brand while he was also designing Christian Dior. She worked close to Gianfranco Ferré on his women's collections and she designed his line Oaks by Ferré and Ferré Jeans Collection. In 1994, she moved to Paris, and worked with Jean-Charles de Castelbajac designing his women’s collection. In 1996 she went back to Italy to Gianni Versace where she assisted Gianni and then Donatella Versace on his and then her Women's Collection and Atelier Collection shown in Paris. In 1998 she joined Prada for 10.5 years as the design director for women’s ready-to-wear, lingerie, and"
"Christian Dior SE Christian Dior SE (), commonly known as Dior, is a European luxury goods company controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH – the world's largest luxury group. Dior itself holds 42.36% shares of and 59.01% voting rights within LVMH. Founded in 1948 by the eponymous designer Christian Dior, today the company designs and retails ready-to-wear, leather goods, fashion accessories, footwear, jewelry, timepieces, fragrance, makeup, and skincare products while also maintaining its tradition as a creator of recognized haute-couture (under the ""Christian Dior Couture"" division). While the Christian Dior label remains largely for"
"of 1949 with the opening of a Christian Dior boutique in New York City. By the end of the year, Dior fashions made up 75% of Paris's fashion exports and 5% of France's total export revenue. In 1949, Douglas Cox from Melbourne, Australia, travelled to Paris to meet with Christian Dior to discuss the possibility of having Dior pieces made for the Australian market. Christian Dior and Douglas Cox signed a contract for Dior to produce original designs and for Douglas Cox to create them in his Flinders Lane workshop. A young Jill Walker, still in her mid teens, was"
"adore me. So Christian Dior me. From my head to my toes"" Kanye West released a song titled ""Christian Dior Denim Flow"" in 2010. West mentioned the Dior brand in three other songs: ""Devil in a New Dress"", ""Stronger"", and ""Barry Bonds"" Christian Dior Christian Dior (; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior, which is now owned by Groupe Arnault. His fashion houses are now all around the world. Christian Dior was born in Granville, a seaside"
"Raf Simons Raf Jan Simons (; born 12 January 1968) is a Belgian fashion designer. Beginning in furniture design, he launched his own menswear label in 1995. In April 2012 he was announced as the creative director at Christian Dior. On October 22, 2015 he resigned from Christian Dior. On August 2, 2016, Simons was announced as the new chief creative officer at Calvin Klein. Simons' first collections for the Klein label debuted for the Fall 2017 season. Raf Simons was born on 12 January 1968 in Neerpelt, Belgium, to Jacques Simons, an army night watchman, and Alda Beckers, a"
"Prestige White (extraordinary, regeneration, perfection, whitening & anti-aging skincare) • L'or de Vie (skincare masterpiece, anti-aging) Parfums Christian Dior Parfums Christian Dior is the perfumery and cosmetics (makeup and skincare) line of the French fashion house, Christian Dior S.A.. However, the line belongs to the perfumes and cosmetics portfolio of the world's largest luxury group, the LVMH Group. Nevertheless, both Christian Dior S.A. and LVMH are headed by chairman Bernard Arnault, and Christian Dior S.A. is the major shareholder of LVMH. Begun in 1947 with the introduction of the women's Miss Dior perfume, Parfums Christian Dior has since come to"
"– one finds similarities to the Dior style."" Galliano sparked further interest in Dior with somewhat controversial fashion shows, such as ""Homeless Show"" (models dressed in newspapers and paper bags) or ""S&M Show"". Meanwhile, Dior licenses were being reduced further by new president and CEO Sidney Toledano. On 15 October 1997, the Dior headquarters store on Avenue Montaigne was reopened –it had been closed and remodeled by Peter Marino – in a celebrity-studded event including Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore and Jacques Chirac. That year, Christian Dior Couture also took over all thirteen boutique franchises from Japan's Kanebo. In May 1998,"
"him, worn his clothing, or openly admired his work. In 2017 the popular New York based rap group known as A$AP MOB released a song called 'RAF', featuring Quavo, Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert and Frank Ocean. The official music video was released on July 24. Raf Simons Raf Jan Simons (; born 12 January 1968) is a Belgian fashion designer. Beginning in furniture design, he launched his own menswear label in 1995. In April 2012 he was announced as the creative director at Christian Dior. On October 22, 2015 he resigned from Christian Dior. On August 2, 2016, Simons"
"we are using at the back and all around the show were an important moment in fashion,” said Chiuri. “Couture houses either adapted or closed. It was the beginning of prêt-a-porter and the time of Miss Dior.” “I’m trying to speak about feminine craftsmanship, and other works like knitwear and embroidery,” Chiuri explained. “Patchwork is like another kind of print. I had 60 days to research the authenticity of lace, embroidery and patchwork, paint, craftsmanship, even fake fur made from wool."" Dylan Penn, Winnie Harlow, Jeanne Damas, Olga Kurylenko, Cara Delevingne, Olivia Palermo, Bianca Jagger, and Isabelle Huppert. Christian Dior"
"than Lady Diana Spencer who, eventually became Princess of Wales. Jourdan and his sons opened his first boutique in Paris in 1957, although the company headquarters remained in Romans. They were granted a license to design and manufacture shoes under the Christian Dior brand in 1959 and in more recent years have also created designs under the Pierre Cardin label. The company has for many years focused on being viewed as setting trends and innovating in fashion design, and it can be debated whether Herbert Levine and Beth Levine inspired this innovation or learned from it; both may be true."
"creative director at Valentino."" Chiuri took the spot left over when Raf Simons left the position in October. ""As artistic director of the storied Paris fashion house, Ms Chiuri will follow in the footsteps of designers like Yves Saint Laurent, Gianfranco Ferre and John Galliano."" She put on her premiere fashion show for Christian Dior SE during September for the Fashion Week spring and summer line in 2016. Featured in the show was a T-shirt bearing the title of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay ""We Should All Be Feminists"". The collection also caused a lot of controversy as it was later"
"Hervé Pierre Hervé Pierre Braillard, known as Hervé Pierre, (born 1965), is a French-American fashion and costume designer. In 1987, he received the first Christian Dior award from the Comité Colbert. Pierre has designed fashions for four United States first ladies including Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump since the 1990s. After graduating from the École de la chambre syndicale de la couture parisienne he studied at the art history department of the Sorbonne. In 1987, he received the first Christian Dior award from the Comité Colbert. The next year he became assistant to Erik Mortensen at"
"first couture collection in Rome. Ferré became Stylistic Director of Christian Dior in Paris in 1989, when he was chosen by owner Bernard Arnault to replace Marc Bohan. In 1996, it was announced that Ferré would end his engagement with Dior with the Spring 1997 collection for the label. His own label is more relaxed and pared-down than Dior. Sophisticated white shirts have become the symbol of his personal signature in fashion design. Ferré appeared to be extremely critical of trends and fashion gimmicks. He dealt with his demanding schedule, being responsible for a French top fashion brand and his"
"Parfums Christian Dior Parfums Christian Dior is the perfumery and cosmetics (makeup and skincare) line of the French fashion house, Christian Dior S.A.. However, the line belongs to the perfumes and cosmetics portfolio of the world's largest luxury group, the LVMH Group. Nevertheless, both Christian Dior S.A. and LVMH are headed by chairman Bernard Arnault, and Christian Dior S.A. is the major shareholder of LVMH. Begun in 1947 with the introduction of the women's Miss Dior perfume, Parfums Christian Dior has since come to include men's fragrances and a variety of cosmetics sold at Dior retail stores and fine cosmetics"
"Lady Dior Lady Dior is a commercial name given to a handbag by the Christian Dior company in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales. In 1995, Bernadette Chirac wished to give the Princess of Wales a unique handbag on the occasion of her visit to Paris. When France's first lady contacted Dior in her search for such a bag, the House offered her a model unofficially named Chouchou at the time. It was officially rechristened Princesse in the short term. The bag, black in color, was presented to the former Lady Diana at the inauguration of the Cézanne exhibition at"
"2013. The fourth and last collection for River Island, the winter edition was released on 7 November 2013. Rihanna went on to collaborate with numerous fashion house's including Dior, Stance and Manolo Blahnik. In March 2015, it was announced that Rihanna had been chosen as the new face of Dior; this makes her the first black woman to be the face of Dior. In December 2014, it was confirmed that Rihanna would become the creative director of the fashion sportswear Puma, overseeing the brand's women's line which will include collaborations in apparel and footwear. In the fall of 2015, Rihanna"
"Lacroix's personal assistant and as the senior haute couture designer. He worked directly with Lacroix on a number of books and the production of theatrical pieces. From 1997 to 1999 Nilsson worked with John Galliano at Christian Dior Couture as Collection Coordinator of both the haute couture studio and the fur collections. Afterwards, Nilsson moved to New York to become the Design Director for the Polo Ralph Lauren women’s wear collection. From 2000 to 2003 he was Creative Director for Bill Blass Collection, designing both womenswear and menswear, and became head designer following Bill Blass's death in 2002. Anna Wintour"
"Hedi Slimane Hedi Slimane (; born July 5, 1968) is a French photographer and fashion designer. From 2000 to 2007, he held the position of creative director for Dior Homme (the menswear line of Christian Dior). From 2012 to 2016, he was the creative director for Yves Saint Laurent. He left the brand on March 31, 2016. On January 21, 2018, LVMH announced Slimane would take reins at Celine as its artistic, creative and image director; he is set to begin work in February. In November 2018, Hedi Slimane topped the annual list of Vanity Fair's ""50 most influential French"
"Christian Dior Christian Dior (; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior, which is now owned by Groupe Arnault. His fashion houses are now all around the world. Christian Dior was born in Granville, a seaside town on the coast of Normandy, France. He was the second of five children born to Maurice Dior, a wealthy fertilizer manufacturer (the family firm was Dior Frères), and his wife, formerly Madeleine Martin. He had four siblings: Raymond (father of Françoise"
"It presented over a hundred works by photographers – the likes of Patrick Demarchelier, Bruce Weber and Ellen Von Unwerth – visual artists, sculptors, designers and painters, all inspired by the Lady Dior bag. Lady Dior Lady Dior is a commercial name given to a handbag by the Christian Dior company in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales. In 1995, Bernadette Chirac wished to give the Princess of Wales a unique handbag on the occasion of her visit to Paris. When France's first lady contacted Dior in her search for such a bag, the House offered her a model unofficially"
"Another example would be B6N0 - the colour code for the SS'03 released classic blue distressed clawmark jeans painted over in matte black paint. The B6 again refers to the base colour bleu whilst the N0 refers to the black paint ('N' for Noir - black). Dior Homme Dior Homme is the menswear division of Christian Dior SA, the French clothing retailer. Dior Homme has been under the creative direction of Kim Jones since spring/summer 2018. It had been directed by Hedi Slimane since the fall/winter 2001-02 season. Under Hedi Slimane's direction, Dior Homme has introduced a characteristic slim silhouette"
"couture. In 1950, Jacques Rouët, the general manager of Dior Ltd, devised a licensing program to place the now-renowned name of ""Christian Dior"" visibly on a variety of luxury goods. It was placed first on neckties and soon was applied to hosiery, furs, hats, gloves, handbags, jewelry, lingerie, and scarves. Members of the French Chamber of Couture denounced it as a degrading action for the haute-couture image. Nevertheless, licensing became a profitable move and began a trend to continue ""for decades to come"", which all couture houses followed. Also in 1950, Christian Dior was the exclusive designer of Marlene Dietrich's"
"and accepted the position of creative director for menswear at Christian Dior. In June 2001, he headed up the launch of Dior Homme's first fragrance under his creative control, named Higher. He designed the packaging and worked with Richard Avedon on the accompanying advertising campaign. In April 2002, Hedi Slimane was the first menswear designer to receive the CFDA award for International Designer. David Bowie, whom Hedi Slimane dressed for his tours, presented the award. Thanks in part to Slimane, Dior's couture business, which includes ready-to-wear and accessories, increased volume and profit by 41 percent in 2002. Brad Pitt had"
"1930s. After the launch of his collection, Christian Dior became one of the most famous people in the world of fashion. The most important part was that they could be worn successfully by women with all body shapes. ""Dior"" has never lost the elegant look, even after Christian Dior died, the brand kept on the idea of the elegance and high end looks. It always brought out women's beauty and showed it to the whole world with wearing the designs. One of the most important part of his designs is that it is fully showing women's body curves to make"
"Dior. Kruger is married to South African doctor Cilliers Kies. She plans to go to university after modeling. Katryn Kruger Katryn Kruger (born 14 April 1995 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African fashion model. Kruger was discovered in a South African shopping mall. One of her very first jobs was Givenchy and a Prada campaign in 2012. She has walked the runway for Elie Saab, Tommy Hilfiger, Jason Wu, LOEWE, Chloé, Ralph Lauren, Giambattista Valli, Calvin Klein, Rag & Bone, Valentino, Diane von Fürstenberg, Missoni, Derek Lam, Victoria Beckham, Sonia Rykiel, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Roland Mouret,"
"Victoire de Castellane Victoire de Castellane (born February 2, 1962) is a French jewellery designer who lives and works in Paris. She started her career alongside Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, overseeing the house's costume jewelry designs for 14 years. Since 1998, she has worked as creative director of Christian Dior’s fine jewelry division. Her personal work has been exhibited in art settings, including a solo show, ""Fleur d’excès"", at Gagosian Gallery in 2011. In January and March 2014 ""Animalvegetablemineral"" the second personal exhibition of unique object by Victoire de Castellane is presented at Gagosian Gallery Davies Street, London & Gagosian"
"It had a high slit, an arch across the torso and a red silk belt around the waistline. Pierre described Trump’s contributions as both technical and aesthetic. The dress is exhibited at the National Museum of American History. Hervé Pierre Hervé Pierre Braillard, known as Hervé Pierre, (born 1965), is a French-American fashion and costume designer. In 1987, he received the first Christian Dior award from the Comité Colbert. Pierre has designed fashions for four United States first ladies including Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump since the 1990s. After graduating from the École de la chambre"
"Bianca Jagger, Bruno Frisoni, Camille Rowe, Charlotte Le Bon, Delphine Arnault, Diane Kruger, Gaia Repossi, Jennifer Lawrence, Laetitia Casta, Marion Cottilard, Natalia Vodianova, Natalie Portman, Pierre Cardin, and Sabine Getty attended the show. The Christian Dior Ready-to-Wear Fall 2017 Runway Show was presented on March 3, 2017 at the Musee Rodin. With a mood board that featured Picasso, Georges Braque, and Nina Simone, Maria Grazia Chiuri, unveiled her sophomore military-influenced ready-to-wear collection. The collection was underscored by a sense of gender fluidity. Chiuri's focus was on sportier daywear with oversized anoraks, bomber jackets, hooded tunics, cutaway capes, loose trousers, and"