Dior Homme designer Van Assche quits
Designer Kris Van Assche said Monday that he was leaving Dior Homme after 11 years at the head of the French menswear label. The departure of the Belgian creator comes only weeks after the...
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Stars beat a path to huge Christian Dior museum show
A huge show about the fabled French fashion house Christian Dior which opens Wednesday has had a galaxy of stars making the pilgrimage to Paris. With Hollywood actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst and...
Fashion cheers Chiuri’s magical Dior haute couture debut
If there were any doubters that Maria Grazia Chiuri was right for Dior there can be none now after a breathtaking debut haute couture collection blew away critics on Monday. This was a fairytale...
Maria Grazia Chiuri named Dior’s new creative director
Dior on Friday named Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as its new creative director, making her the first woman to lead the iconic French fashion house. The 52-year-old left the Italian label Valentino on...
Dior goes back to basics
With Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri expected to take the reins at Christian Dior within days, the French fashion house went back to its eminently wearable roots in its Paris haute couture show Monday....
#ParisFashionWeek: Medieval sensuality in Dior couture collection
Christian Dior’s creative director Raf Simons brought a “garden of earthly delights” to Paris Fashion Week on Monday, slipping models into luxurious chainmail in a couture collection inspired by mediaeval art and fashion. Sashaying...
John Galliano ‘grateful’ for dramatic fall from grace
Iconic British designer John Galliano, sacked by Dior in 2011 for making drunken racist tirades, says he is “grateful” for his fall from grace because it forced him to confront his drug and alcohol...
3 top Paris fashion houses kick off 2013 with a new designer
Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga: three top Paris fashion houses kick off 2013 with a new designer at their helm. What better way to whet the appetite of fashionistas and keep sales ticking...
