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unusual facts about Dior



Aïshti

Opened by Tony Salamé in 1989, Aïshti has grown from a single high-end clothing store into a chain with various branches throughout Lebanon, selling luxury brands including Prada, Miu Miu, Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Sergio Rossi, Roberto Cavalli, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Burberry, Fendi, Chloé and others.

Benjamin Diamond

The following year he released the EP Solitaire, which included a number of tracks he had produced especially for the Dior Autumn-Winter'01 fashion parade.

Cécile Pelous

Cécile Pelous is creative designer for couture houses in Paris including Dior, Lacroix, Nina Ricci, Yves Saint Laurent, and Galliano.

Daniel Arsham

:In 2005, Arsham was commissioned by legendary fashion designer Hedi Slimane to design the fitting rooms for Dior Homme's Los Angeles shop.

Daniela Amavia

--In what? Films? Commercials? Stage productions?--> While studying to be an actress, she also modeled, doing runway work in Paris, France for Chanel and Dior, spokesmodel work for Chloé, and cover work for Vogue, Elle, and Femme.

Dior Eluchíl

Upon learning that Celegorm’s servants had cruelly sent Dior’s twin sons, Eluréd and Elurín, to starve in a dark forest, Maedhros filled with righteous anger and pity went on a long and perilous search for them, but it proved to be fruitless.

Eau Sauvage

The name of the fragrance is reputedly the result of a late arrival by Christian Dior's friend Percy Savage to Dior's home.

Eilidh MacQueen

Her early career involved a litany of modelling jobs, including FHM Thailand in which she was voted 25th sexiest female in the world, catwalk for La Perla, Yves Saint Lauren, Lanvin and Chanel, catalogue work for Motorola, Samsung, Christian Dior, commercials for Panasonic and Toyota and videos for Thai music acts Joey Boy and 'Jiwa'.

Emilio Cavallini

Besides Mary Quant he started producing for the most important brands such as Dior, Celine, Roberta di Camerino, Balenciaga, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and more.

Felipe Varela

As a student in Paris, Varela worked for international couture houses Kenzo, Dior, Thierry Mugler, Lanvin, Angelo Tarlazzi and Torrente.

Francisco Lachowski

Lachowski has also proved to be popular in campaigns for DKNY jeans, Lacoste, Armani Exchange, Etro, Dior, Dsquared and Mavi Jeans.

Georgina Grenville

She also did campaigns for Versace, Christian Dior, Armani Exchange and was one of the first models of Gucci by Tom Ford.

Haider Ackermann

Ackermann was one of the designers approached to succeed Galliano at Dior, after declining the proposed succession of Martin Margiela.

Hattie Carnegie

Her shop, at its peak, carried her own 'Hattie Carnegie Couture' collection, Paris couture imports from Chanel, Vionnet and Dior, a fur line, her several ready-to-wear lines under different names, a costume jewelry line, a cosmetic line and even a chocolate line.

It Bag

In the early 2000s the conceptual New York label Slow and Steady Wins the Race, founded by the Chinese-American designer Mary Ping, offered a range of consciously affordable bags deliberately based on It Bags by Balenciaga, Dior and Gucci, but made in inexpensive calico with metalwork from hardware stores mirroring the original bags' exclusive designer fittings.

Jacques Bourboulon

In 1967 he started as a fashion photographer, publishing in Vogue and working for the fashion designers Dior, Féraud, and Carven.

Kris Van Assche

The collaboration with Mr. Slimane continued at Christian Dior for the launching and development of the hugely successful Dior Homme collection until September 2004.

Lorri Bagley

Bagley made her television debut at a young age appearing on Late Night with David Letterman in 1982, and had made a name for herself as a model in Europe by the age of fourteen, modelling for the likes of Dior, Chanel and Issey Miyake as well as modelling for Victoria's Secret for five years.

Michael Canitrot

Canitrot creates custom sound designs for luxury brands such as Dior, Cartier, Versace, D&G and Prada, and provides live music and performance for some of the worlds most prestigious catwalk shows.

Sarah Moon

After working for a long time with Cacharel, her reputation grew and she also received commissions from Chanel, Dior, Comme des Garçons and Vogue.

Skylight Group

Skylight Group’s spaces have been a location for editorial and advertising clients such as Vogue, Christian Dior, Harper’s Bazaar and the Louis Vuitton campaign featuring Madonna.

Songs to Remember

The cover artwork for each of the singles was a homage to the packaging of a luxury consumer item: Dunhill cigarettes for "The 'Sweetest Girl'", Dior's Eau Sauvage perfume for "Faithless", and Courvoisier cognac for "Asylums in Jerusalem"/"Jacques Derrida".

Sophie Delaporte

Sophie Delaporte has produced photographs for brands such as Dior, Hermès, Lancôme, Astier de Villatte, le Bon Marché, John Galliano and others.

Squeaky Wheel Media

Squeaky has produced various work for clients such as Revlon, Dior, The Hershey Company, Deloitte, Standard & Poor's, Lexus, Premium Outlets, MaxMara, Rodale Publishing, Movado, WellPet, New York Live Arts, Avion Tequila and WisdomTree Investments.

Umberto Tirelli

His contribution was essential to them in terms of culture, philology of fashion, the recovery of age-old techniques, the quest for authentic outfits (he had a Collection of 15,000 items, dating from the seventeenth century to the days of Chanel and Dior) in almost archaeological excavations in attics, lofts, abandoned armoires, among the rags of the flea markets.

Victoire de Castellane

In January 1998, Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the world’s largest luxury group LVMH, announced the launch of the Christian Dior brand’s inaugural jewelry division, Dior Joaillerie.

William Morris Endeavor

WME's Commercials Division helps partner clients with notable brands like AT&T, Apple, Dior, Samsung, Gucci, Mercedes, Pepsi and Absolut Vodka.

Yfke Sturm

She has appeared on numerous runways around the world including: Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Versace, Chanel, Valentino, Armani, D&G, BCBG, Bill Blass, Chloe, Diane von Furstenberg, Fendi, Jil Sander, Halston, John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Verses, and Yves Saint Laurent.

Yumi Lambert

She went on walk for numerous fashion houses that season, including Giorgio Armani, Dior, Fendi, Nina Ricci, Miu Miu and Prada.


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