Welcome to La Galerie Dior!
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Welcome to La Galerie Dior!
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Christian Dior (1905 - 1957)
Even before drawing his first sketches, Christian Dior had an unconditional passion for art in all its forms, but also for nature and its enchanting beauty.
“Women have instinctively understood that I dream of making them not only more beautiful, but also happier.”
Alongside his first muse, his mother Madeleine, a young Christian deepened his understanding of botany among the roses in the garden of the family villa in Granville, Normandy.
Les Rhumbs villa, in Granville, Normandy, circa 1915.
© Collection musée Christian Dior, GranvilleWhen he founded his House in 1946, the silhouettes created by the couturier celebrated this love of femininity and flowers, as well as the vital new momentum and a joie de vivre of the post‑war period; since then, his visionary spirit has never ceased to elevate women all over the world.
In the space of just ten years, from 1947 to 1957, Monsieur Dior revolutionised the codes of fashion and built an empire of unique standing.
This first room pays homage to all the daring and free women who helped to guide the couturier and shape his destiny, from his greatest inspirations to his most faithful friends and his favourite models. It is a multi-faceted tribute that combines the iconic and captivating viewpoints of different female artists, such as Leonor Fini and Katerina Jebb, whose work representing the timeless elegance of Dior appears in a number of rooms at La Galerie.
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The Enchanted Gardens
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Christian Dior (1905 - 1957)
Even before drawing his first sketches, Christian Dior had an unconditional passion for art in all its forms, but also for nature and its enchanting beauty.
“Women have instinctively understood that I dream of making them not only more beautiful, but also happier.”
Alongside his first muse, his mother Madeleine, a young Christian deepened his understanding of botany among the roses in the garden of the family villa in Granville, Normandy.
Les Rhumbs villa, in Granville, Normandy, circa 1915.
© Collection musée Christian Dior, GranvilleWhen he founded his House in 1946, the silhouettes created by the couturier celebrated this love of femininity and flowers, as well as the vital new momentum and a joie de vivre of the post‑war period; since then, his visionary spirit has never ceased to elevate women all over the world.
In the space of just ten years, from 1947 to 1957, Monsieur Dior revolutionised the codes of fashion and built an empire of unique standing.
This first room pays homage to all the daring and free women who helped to guide the couturier and shape his destiny, from his greatest inspirations to his most faithful friends and his favourite models. It is a multi-faceted tribute that combines the iconic and captivating viewpoints of different female artists, such as Leonor Fini and Katerina Jebb, whose work representing the timeless elegance of Dior appears in a number of rooms at La Galerie.