Christian Dior by John Galliano Fall/Winter 2006 “Gothic Chic” Jacket
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Eivissa, ES
An exceptionally rare Christian Dior jacket designed by John Galliano for the celebrated Fall/Winter 2006 collection, commonly referred to as “Gothic Chic.” A highly intricate exam...
Christian Dior By John Galliano Pre-Fall 2008 Pink Lavender Silk Gown
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Jersey City, NJ
An exquisite piece from Christian Dior’s Pre-Fall 2008 collection under John Galliano, this gown captures the elegance and drama that defined his tenure at the house. Crafted from a ...
Rare Christian Dior by John Galliano FW 2000 Asymmetrical Wool Knit Sweater - S
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ
Title: Rare Christian Dior by John Galliano FW 2000 Asymmetrical Wool Knit Sweater - Size F 42 Description: Elevate your collection with this exceptionally rare and sculptural swea...
Christian Dior by John Galliano F/W 2000 Blush Pink Silk Boudoir Slip Dress
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptionally rare Christian Dior by John Galliano Fall/Winter 2000 silk boudoir slip dress, embodying one of the most romantic and sought-after periods of Galliano's celebrated t...
Christian Dior by John Galliano Fall 2001 Runway Pumps Black White EU 39
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in San Jose, CA
Authentic Christian Dior pumps from the John Galliano era, confirmed from the Fall/Winter 2001 runway collection. These sculptural heels feature a striking black and white leather d...
Christian Dior John Galliano Runway Gown Fall/Winter 2007 Size 36FR
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Christian Dior John Galliano Black and White Runway Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2007 Size 36FR
Christian Dior by John Galliano Fall 2001 Python Western Pumps Size 37
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in San Jose, CA
A rare pair of Christian Dior western pumps designed by John Galliano, dating to the Fall 2001 era. Executed in black and ivory genuine python with contrasting black leather appliqué...
Christian Dior by John Galliano Fall 2001 Archive Red Leather Pumps 37.5
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in San Jose, CA
Rare Christian Dior by John Galliano archive pumps from the Fall 2001 collection era. Crafted in textured crimson red leather with darker burgundy leather detailing, these elegant po...
John Galliano for Christian Dior Fall/Winter 2003 "Adiorable" Tee Shirt
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Christian Dior by John Galliano "Adiorable" 69 tee-shirt Fall/Winter "Hard Romance" 2003 collection. In desirable black color way, the tee shirt with brightly colored floss embroid...
John Galliano for Christian Dior Vintage Smocked Godet Skirt Fall Winter 2002
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
A Christian Dior skirt from John Galliano’s Fall Winter 2002 collection, constructed with an elongated waistband in chartreuse, intricately smocked with horizontal rouleaux and zigza...
Vintage Christian Dior GAUCHO Extra Large Wrap Galliano Sunglasses 2000'S Y2K
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior GAUCHO ULTRA Wrap Sunglasses Fall 2000 by Galliano.
Dior Galliano Runway Fall 2009 Lizard Lace Up Heels Black Pumps 39
By John Galliano, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in San Jose, CA
Authentic Christian Dior lace-up heels from the Fall 2009 collection designed by John Galliano. These striking pumps appeared on the runway and reflect the sculptural, high-fashion a...
Christian Dior By John Galliano Lace-Trimmed Satin Brief Panty, Fall-Winter 2003
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Geneva, CH
Made from stretch-silk satin, this Christian Dior by John Galliano brief has a pretty luster and feels really soft on the skin. Outlined with delicate lace scalloping in a contrastin...
Christian Dior John Galliano Fall/Winter 2007 Hot Pink Skirt Suit Size 38FR
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Christian Dior Fall/Winter 2007 Hot Pink Skirt Suit with Crystal Buckle, Snake Skin Belt Size 38FR - John Galliano for Christian Dior.
Christian Dior John Galliano Fall 2001 Black White Novelty Domino Print Cami Top
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in San Diego, CA
Collectible CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO Fall 2001 runway vintage black and white novelty print playing cards and domino semi sheer mesh camisole top! Kris Jenner ( Mother of Kim ...
Collector! 2001 Fall RTW John Galliano for Christian Dior Sleeveless hooded / ve
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ
Collector! 2001 Fall RTW John Galliano for Christian Dior Sleeveless hooded / vest John Galliano for Christian Dior Collection: Christian Dior Fall / winter 2001 Ready-to-Wear Collec...
Limited edition Christian Dior hobo bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- Limited edition from Fall 2000 Dior by John Galliano single leather strap hobo bag
When Christian Dior launched his couture house, in 1946, he wanted nothing less than to make “an elegant woman more beautiful and a beautiful woman more elegant.” He succeeded, and in doing so the visionary designer altered the landscape of 20th century fashion. Vintage Dior bags, shoes, evening dresses, shirts and other garments and accessories are known today for their feminine and sophisticated sensibility.
Dior was born in Granville, on the Normandy coast, in 1905. His prosperous haute bourgeois parents wanted him to become a diplomat despite his interest in art and architecture. However, they agreed to bankroll an art gallery, which Dior opened in 1928 in Paris with a friend.
This was the start of Dior’s rise in the city’s creative milieu, where he befriended Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau. After seven years as an art dealer, Dior retrained as a fashion illustrator, eventually landing a job as a fashion designer for Robert Piguet, and in 1941, following a year of military service, he joined the house of Lucien Lelong. Just five years later, with the backing of industrialist Marcel Boussac, the ascendant Dior established his own fashion house, at 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris.
Just two years after the end of World War II, the fashion crowd and the moribund haute couture industry were yearning, comme tout Paris, for security and prosperity, desperate to discard the drab, sexless, utilitarian garb imposed by wartime deprivation. They needed to dream anew.
And Dior delivered: He designed a collection for a bright, optimistic future. “It’s quite a revolution, dear Christian!” exclaimed Carmel Snow, the prescient American editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, famously proclaiming, “Your dresses have such a new look.” The press ran with the description, christening Dior’s debut Spring/Summer haute couture collection the New Look. “God help those who bought before they saw Dior,” said Snow. “This changes everything.”
Dior’s collection definitively declared that opulence, luxury and femininity were in. His skirts could have 40-meter-circumference hems, and outfits could weigh up to 60 pounds. They were cut and shaped like architecture, on strong foundations that molded women and “freed them from nature,” Dior said. Rather than rationing, his ladies wanted reams of fabric and 19-inch waists enforced by wire corsets, and the fashion world concurred. The debut got a standing ovation.
In the subsequent decade, Paris ruled as the undisputed fashion capital of the world, and Christian Dior reigned as its king. With the luxuriously full skirts of his New Look, suits and his drop-dead gorgeous couture dresses and ball gowns worthy of any princess, Dior gave women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of war.
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