Dior Collection

Maria Callas in Dior
Maria Callas (1923-1977), American opera singer of Greek parentage pictured in the sitting room of her Milan home wearing a Christian Dior evening gown in floral print. Date: 1958

Dior dress and Fath suit, 1954
A dress in diaphanous floral chiffon with a 3D rose at the shoulder and a leather belt at the waist by Christian Dior. On the right is the braced silhouette of a tweed suit by Fath with vertical

Fashions for 1954
On the left, a caramel coloured restaurant suit in heavy silk shantung, its melting shoulder line, vertically seamed jacket, slanting pockets " are all allies for your pleasant evening"

Christian Dior sketching a fashion design, 1948
In 1947 Christian Dior (1905-1957) created a sensational collection labelled the New Look. His designs centred around gowns with an 18 inch waist, which focused attention on the bust and hips

Christian Dior dress, 1953
A woman enjoys a glass of champagne while wearing a Christian Dior evening dress of blue silk organza worn over a number of full net underskirts and embroidered with swags of silver bugle beads

Tatler cover - Christian Dior suit
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a Christian Dior suit of fine navy-blue wool with a wide organdie collar trimmed with grosgrain

Pierre Balmain with one of his designs, 1948
Photograph showing Pierre Balmain presenting a pink and white petticoat, with gueppieres that helped to achieve a 48 centimetre waist, 1948

Jewellery set by Dior
A " Tuileries" topaz jewellery set by Christian Dior consisting of a necklace, bracelet and head adornment. Worn with complementing make up - lipstick and nail varnish by Lancome

HRH Princess Margaret in a black Dior Dress. Date: circa 1952

Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950
Fashion show by Christian Dior held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 25 April 1950 to raise funds for the Museum of Costume, all arranged by Mrs Langley Moore

Princess Margaret at Dior fashion show at Blenheim
A Dior mannequin curtsies before Princess Margaret in the Long Library at Blenheim Palace as she displays the highlight of the collection, a white satin off-the-shoulder evening dress named Blenheim

The Story of a Dress - Christian Dior
Double page spread from The Sketch drawn by Francis Marshall documenting the different stages of a Christian Dior dress. Top left the dress is designed by Dior himself while top right shows a

Princess Margaret with Christian Dior at Blenheim fashion sh
Princess Margaret talking to Christian Dior after a show of his winter collection at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. Margaret was a great fan of the French designer and wore many of his clothes

Princess Margaret visits Christian Dior salon in Paris
Princess Margaret making a special visit to the salon of dress designer Christian Dior during a visit to Paris in 1951. Date: 1951

The Queen & Princess Margaret attending Guys and Dolls
The Queen and Princess Margaret attending a performance of Guys and Dolls at the London Coliseum in July 1953. Margaret is wearing a pink silk and black lace dress by Christian Dior. Date: 1953

Princess Margaret and Princess Royal at Ascot, 1952
Princess Margaret and her aunt, the Princess Royal (Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood) arriving in the Royal Procession at Royal Ascot, 1952

Carina Martin wedding dress, 1958
A high fashion wedding dress in lace tinted with the merest pink, short enough in front to show a stocking and slippered foot

Wedding of the Shah of Persia in 1960
Farah Diba (born 1938), third wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Persia (Iran), symbolically setting free some caged birds on the day of her wedding, wearing a dress by Christian Dior

Christian Dior designs
Three sketches outlining the fashionable silhouettes created by French couturier Christian Dior, including the famous, extravagent New Look of 1947 with the sumptuous skirt

Fashions by Dior and Worth
In the background is a two-piece by Dior of silk shantung dyed to a mandarin colour. The pleated skirt is mounted on a chemise top and worn with a sleeveless bodice trimmed with matching bows

Dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell
A dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell who follows the vogue for diaphanous fabrics by using mushroom silk organza. The dress has a deep V neckline

Black silk organza dress
A black silk organza dress by Dior. The bodice is banded in black satin ribbon which is also used for the sash tying in a rosette highlighted with a diamante clip. Date: 1961

Maxwell Croft Dior advertisement with Jean Shrimpton
Advertisement for Maxwell Croft whose design collaboration with Christian Dior has resulted in this coat in coffee brown South West African Persian Lamb modelled here by Jean Shrimpton. Date: 1964

Tatler front cover, 1963 - Christian Dior dress
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a model posed in a garden wearing a pink and crystal embroidered evening dress called Diorissimo by Christian Dior. Date: 1963

Marc Bohan (born 1926), French fashion designer, photographed at the time he was Creative Director at Christian Dior following the departure of Yves St Laurent in 1960

Dior suit, 1954
A sophisticated sailor suit from Christian Dior; a blouse topped dress of fine navy wool with a knotted sailor collar, a leather belt, and, as a complement, a cartwheel boater worn straight

Christian Dior with model Dorothy Emms, 1952
Photograph showing Christian Dior (1905-1957), the French couturier, draping a length of material around the model, Dorothy Emms, London, November 1952

White jasmine mink cape-jacket by Bradleys
A white jasmine mink cape-jacket by Bradleys of Welbeck Street, with Peter Pan collar and large, black, decorative buttons. The pendant earrings of rhinestones and river pearls are by Christian Dior

Knitted sweaters by Dior
Dior knitted sweaters in a large stitch; they are made in soft giant-ply wool to combine glamour with warmth. The navy sweater on the left is knitted diagonally in a chevron pattern

Christian Dior shirt dress and matching bikini, 1965
Dior-printed silk shirt dress, in poppy-red and white, buttons low, with a red leather whiplash belt. With it, a bikini with widely-set straps and a yard-square headscarf

Tatler front cover, March 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model posing in a heavily-beaded jacket with fluted sleeves, by Marc Bohan at Christian Dior

Tatler front cover, Autumn Fashion, 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing an appropriately autumnal outfit to usher in the new seasons fashions for colder weather; a plum-flecked black

Tatler front cover, May 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model posing in a flower-printed linen-textured rayon dress from the Christian Dior boutique. She wears a hat also by Dior. Date: 1964

Tatler front cover, Paris Collections, 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a coral velour hat by Christian Dior Chapeaux at Harrods. Her make up is by Harriet Hubbard Ayer and the Chanel-inspired earrings by Adrien Mann

Dior check suit, 1965
A smart suit in grey and black chequerboard wool by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior with a long, slim jacket, slightly basqued with a large bow at the collar, and a narrow matching skirt

Belinda Belville suit, 1962
A box pleat skirt in blue plaid wool worn with a matching jacket and a white felt cloche hat and white sleeveless blouse, by Belinda Belville

Christian Dior (1905 - 1957), French couturier and founder of one of the greatest of fashion houses. Credited with launching the extravagent post-war New Look. Date: 1961

Tatler front cover, Spring Fashions 1961
Front cover of The Tatler featuring models wearing floral chiffon dresses by Marc Bohan in the first collection he designed for Dior. Date: 1961

Maggy Rouff Spring Fashion Show, 1948
Madame Maggy Besancaon de Wagner adjusting the necklace on one of her models, 1948. In 1947 Christian Dior created a sensational collection labelled the New Look

Christian Diors Spring Fashion Show, 1948
Christian Berard, the Surrealist painter, seated on the floor, gazing at passing gowns during Christian Diors Spring Fashion show, 1948

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