The rest is modern fashion history as we know it. Christian Dior's most famous ... of the Avenue Montaigne studio, Mr. Dior selects his sketches with Mme. Marguerite, Mme. Raymonde, and Mme.

On February 12, 1947, a new couturier named Christian Dior presented his first show to ... when French businessman Bernard Arnault bought the fashion house, it remained a sleeping beauty until ...