It’s hard to find a person who has never heard of Christian Dior, the genius French designer who changed the world of fashion once and for all. But there are so many interesting things about Christian Dior we don’t know! I thought we should start somewhere, so here are 13 facts about Christian Dior that’ll help you understand the life and work of this ingenious designer a bit better.
#1
Christian Dior was born on January 21 of 1905. He passes away on October 24, 1957. He is known for being the founder of one of the top fashion houses in the world. He was a French fashion designer who gained a lot of popularity.
#2
Christian Dior was born in Granville, Normandy in a seaside town that was sitting on the coast of France.
#3
Dior followed his parents’ wishes and went to the Ecole des Sciences Politiques from the year 1920 to the year 1925. In order to make money, he sold the fashion sketches on the streets for around ten cents each.
#4
During World War II, he dressed up the wives of the Nazi officers in amazing French collaborators. The business he went in for himself was backed by Marcel Boussac.
#5
Dior died during the year 1957 when he was on a vacation in Montecatini. What was the cause of his death? There is a lot of speculation on this. Many report he died of a heart attack after he choked on a fish bone. In the obituary of Time Magazine, they state that he died of a heart attack after he got done playing cards. Then, you have others stating he had a heart attack after a sexual encounter. Some individuals even say he passed away from a seizure.
#6
During the year 2003, the Christian Dior Company made a donation to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund.
#7
There is a wonderful perfume that has been named after Christian Dior. In fact, the perfume called Christian Dior is used in a novel, Haruki Murakami.
Interesting article! I didn’t knew many of these facts, especially the one about wives of the Nazi officers :)
I guess he was too busy to find true love and get married. He was not married, or was he?
Aww #13 was sad.. His friend betrayed him! How dare he ):
I love Christian Dior. I went to a high school for international studies. I was in the fashion program for 4 years. Learning about all the designers was probably one of the most exciting chapter.
thank you :)
Wow, that sounds awesome! :)
I miss the Heidi Slimane era of Dior Homme
Hey Kenrick,
you seem to have some refined taste i must say!
oh my goodness… this chico has led quite a colorful life. Great..now you have me craving a dior dress
Christian Dior = QUALITY!!