[Herunterladen] [Epub ] Dior: The New Look Revolution
By Laurence Bena?m
The Dior Bar suit is one of the most influential designs in the history of
fashion. On February 12, 1947, Christian Dior presented this voluminous
skirt combined with a jacket featuring a tiny waist, a pronounced bust, and
enhanced hips in his first collection in the salons of 30 Avenue Montaigne.
After the show, the editor in chief of Harper?s Bazaar, Carmel Snow,
exclaimed: ?It?s quite a revolution, dear Christian! Your dresses have such
a new look!? The phrase made headlines. ?Dior?s New Look transformed
the zeitgeist of a postwar France and heralded a storied career for his
label. The New Look was an immediate sensation, and everyone wanted to
wear the silhouette that Dior was later to describe as ?the return to an
ideal of civilized happiness.? Almost seven decades after its creation, the
New Look revolution and its spirit continue to inspire the House of Dior.
Published to accompany the Dior: The New Look Revolution exhibition at
the Mus?e Christian Dior in Granville, France,
