As a young man, Christian Dior wanted to become and architect, but his parents dissuaded him from pursing this dream. Instead, aged only twentythree, he opened two art galleries in succession and, with his avant-garde sensibility and unique clairvoyance, he showed some of the future legends of 20th – century art, including Dalí, De Chirico, Calder, Giacometti, Miró, Klee, Ernst and Bérard. All his life, Christian Dior was constantly surrounded by artists, poets and composers.
When he created the house of Dior, it was his vision and sense of construction and colour that immediately established him as a towering figure of Haute Couture. Many of his creations, such as the picasso, braque and matisse designs, werre tributes to his artist friends. Combining his architectural rigour and sublime sense of colour, Dior created a world of enchantment and splendour for women.
Ever – faithful to the memory of it’s founder, the house Dior is continuing to mantain very close ties with art world, as shown be these dresses from Raf Simon’s first Haute Couture Collection.
