Dior
One collection in 1947 named a silhouette, and the house has been arguing with its own archive ever since.
Big name·Global·Founded 1946·Members
At a glance
- Founded
- 16 December 1946, at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris, though the house celebrates 1947 as its opening year.1
- Founded by
- Christian Dior, backed by the textile businessman Marcel Boussac.1
- Home
- 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, reopened in 2022 after a two-year renovation.1
- What it sells
- Couture and ready-to-wear for women and men, plus leather goods and jewellery.1
How it got here
1946
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Christian Dior opens his couture house at 30 Avenue Montaigne on 16 December, backed by the textile businessman Marcel Boussac.1
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