History

 

Christian Dior was born on January 21, 1905, in Normandy, France. The Dior family made their money in a fertilizer industry. He studied political science in 1920-1925, in Paris. For extra money he sold fashion sketches for 10 cents each. In 1928, Dior opened his own art gallery. His father helped him with expenses, but told him he couldn't use the family name for the gallery. Dior's gallery displayed artist work from Picasso to Max Jacob. Later, he decided to pursue fashion and closed the gallery. In 1946, he opened a fashion house, calling his collection "Corolle" then gained the name of the "New Look." Dior died on October 23, 1957, from a heart attack while on vacation in Montecatini, Italy.