1940's Fashion - America vs Dior New Look 1947 April 15, 2019 June 23, 2016 Paris Fashion Rises Again - Photo taken by the Seine in Paris 1948 of a model sporting a Christian Dior dress. These early frocks were reputed to be quite heavy and cumbersome
In 1947 Christian Dior presented his first haute couture show in Paris and revolutionized the female silhouette with his "New Look". The designer label is still one of the biggest names in DIOR's NEW LOOK - 1940-1950 A Post War Turning Point in Fashion history- Fashion history and costume history In 1947 Christian Dior presented a fashion look with a fitted jacket with"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.New Look by Christian Dior - pierwsza kolekcja mody stworzona przez Christiana Diora w 1947 roku. Kolekcja została zaprezentowana 12 lutego 1947 roku w budynku przy Avenue Montaigne 30 w Paryżu, we Francji. Składała się z dwóch linii - „Corolle" oraz „Huit". 3OWNS. 367 278 259 458 33 474 409 378 252