"The opening of Christian Dior's new Paris couture house," noted Vogue in its April 1947 issue, "not only presented an extraordinarily beautiful collection; it gave the French couture a
Paris (made) Christian Dior (1905-57) launched his couture house on 12 February 1947 and became an overnight sensation. His voluptuous first collection featured hand-span waists above enormous skirts. It was christened on the spot by Carmel Snow, editor of American Harper's Bazaar, as the 'New Look', and was the antithesis of masculine wartime
A fragrant echo of Christian Dior's first Couture show on February 12, 1947, the New Look 1947 fragrance bears the now-legendary name that Carmel Snow, Editor-in-Chief of Harper's Bazaar, used to describe this groundbreaking and astounding collection.
From the Guardian archive Fashion Christian Dior, the rising star of French fashion - archive, 1947 16 February 1947: A roundup of Paris fashion news including an item on the emerging
1947-1948 (designed) Coat of dark blue-purple silk. With sloping shoulders and a Magyar sleeve. Double-breasted, fastening with self-covered buttons. The narrow cinched waist flares into a full skirt with typical 'New Look' emphasis placed on the hips with both padding, and exaggerated pockets. Object details About this object record
