Thursday, December 6, 2007
The New Look
The New Look was the name given to Dior's style. His designes contained many creating shapes and silhouettes. Those designs were inspired by the World War II. He used many kinds of fabrics. He mostly used the fabrics used during the World War II. At the beggining, women did not liked his designs, but then his designs became popular. Later on, he opend stores around the world such as, Paris, London, Tokyo, Milan, and many more countries.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Christian Dior
In 1905 a little boy was born in France. His name was, Christian Dior. Dior came from a wealthy family. At the age of fifteen he entered to the Ecole des Sciences Politiques. After finishing his studies, with the help of his father, he opened an art gallery. Years after, his family had financial problems, so, he he had to sell the gallery. Later, to get work, he used to do sketches of couture house. In 1945, he opened his own fashion business. Twelve years later, he died in Italy.
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