Christian Dior's 5 most
iconic looks
Founding his eponymous fashion house in 1946, the designer
showed his first ever collection just one year later, introducing women to
nipped in waists and full skirted ensembles that subsequently changed the face
of fashion forever.
After the span of 7 decades, Christian Dior is a milestone that
no fashion student or employee can ignore while studying or working in the
realm of fashion and trends.
In celebration of the label’s successes, the V&A Museum
has announced that it will stage the largest and most comprehensive exhibition
on French couture fashion house Christian Dior in the UK.
Titled Christian Dior:
Designer of Dreams, the major retrospective
will open on February 2 and will be the biggest fashion exhibition since
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in 2015.
What will the display entail?
It showcased the couturier’s own designs, as well as those of
the six artistic creative directors that followed him, with more than 500
objects, including over 200 couture garments, sketches, accessories and
fragrances. It had the Dior's summarized comprehensive masterpieces, which
paved the way for several other designers and trend setters.
Epitomized by the “Bar” suit from his debut collection in 1947,
the designer created a brand-new silhouette which featured a small, nipped-in
waist and full skirt falling below mid-calf length to emphasize a woman’s
hourglass shape.
In the aftermath of World War II, Christian Dior single-handedly
changed the face of women’s fashion with a sweeping departure from post-war
austerity.
Much to the dismay of many women who had just started getting
used to the rising hemlines and boxy shapes of the 1940s, the style, which was
dubbed “The New Look” by editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar, Carmel
Snow, quickly gained traction and propelled classic elegance into the
limelight.