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Christian Dior
(1905-1957)
French fashion designer
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Christian Ernest Dior (21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion houses are known all around the world, having gained prominence "on five continents in only a decade."

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Born Christian Ernest Dior
21 January 1905
Granville, Manche, France
Died
23 October 1957 (aged 52)
Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy
Zodiac Aquarius
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  • Maurice Dior
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  • Catherine Dior
    Catherine Dior · Sister · 1917-2008 · French resistance fighter edit info
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  • Robert Piguet
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  • Jean Patou
    Jean Patou · Associate · 1887-1936 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Lucien Lelong
    Lucien Lelong · Associate · 1889-1958 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Edward Molyneux
    Edward Molyneux · Associate · 1891-1974 · Paris-based British fashion designer between the 1920s and the 1950s edit info
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  • Pierre Balmain
    Pierre Balmain · Associate · 1914-1982 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Pierre Cardin
    Pierre Cardin · Associate · 1922-2020 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Marc Bohan
    Marc Bohan · Associate · 1926-2023 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Renee Breton
    Renee Breton · Associate · 1928-1979 · French, Model edit info
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  • Sylvie Hirsch
    Sylvie Hirsch · Associate · 1928-2011 · French, Model edit info
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  • Teresita Montez
    Teresita Montez · Associate · 1929-2023 · Dominican, Model edit info
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  • Nino Cerruti
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  • Valentino Garavani
    Valentino Garavani · Associate · 1932- · Italian fashion designer edit info
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  • Karl Lagerfeld
    Karl Lagerfeld · Associate · 1933-2019 · German fashion designer edit info
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  • Paco Rabanne
    Paco Rabanne · Associate · 1934-2023 · Spanish fashion designer edit info
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  • Giorgio Armani
    Giorgio Armani · Associate · 1934- · Couturier edit info
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  • Yves Saint-Laurent
    Yves Saint-Laurent · Associate · 1936-2008 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Kenzo Takada
    Kenzo Takada · Associate · 1939-2020 · Japanese-French fashion designer edit info
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  • Gianfranco Ferré
    Gianfranco Ferré · Associate · 1944-2007 · Italian fashion designer edit info
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  • Bernard Arnault
    Bernard Arnault · Associate · 1949- · French businessman edit info
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  • Maurice Dior
    Maurice Dior · Father · 1872-1946 · French industrialist edit info
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  • Robert Piguet
    Robert Piguet · Associate edit info
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  • Jean Patou
    Jean Patou · Associate · 1887-1936 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Lucien Lelong
    Lucien Lelong · Associate · 1889-1958 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Edward Molyneux
    Edward Molyneux · Associate · 1891-1974 · Paris-based British fashion designer between the 1920s and the 1950s edit info
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  • Pierre Balmain
    Pierre Balmain · Associate · 1914-1982 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Pierre Cardin
    Pierre Cardin · Associate · 1922-2020 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Marc Bohan
    Marc Bohan · Associate · 1926-2023 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Renee Breton
    Renee Breton · Associate · 1928-1979 · French, Model edit info
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  • Sylvie Hirsch
    Sylvie Hirsch · Associate · 1928-2011 · French, Model edit info
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  • Teresita Montez
    Teresita Montez · Associate · 1929-2023 · Dominican, Model edit info
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  • Nino Cerruti
    Nino Cerruti · Associate · 1930-2022 · Couturier edit info
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  • Valentino Garavani
    Valentino Garavani · Associate · 1932- · Italian fashion designer edit info
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  • Karl Lagerfeld
    Karl Lagerfeld · Associate · 1933-2019 · German fashion designer edit info
    expand_more
  • Paco Rabanne
    Paco Rabanne · Associate · 1934-2023 · Spanish fashion designer edit info
    expand_more
  • Giorgio Armani
    Giorgio Armani · Associate · 1934- · Couturier edit info
    expand_more
  • Yves Saint-Laurent
    Yves Saint-Laurent · Associate · 1936-2008 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Kenzo Takada
    Kenzo Takada · Associate · 1939-2020 · Japanese-French fashion designer edit info
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  • Gianfranco Ferré
    Gianfranco Ferré · Associate · 1944-2007 · Italian fashion designer edit info
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  • Bernard Arnault
    Bernard Arnault · Associate · 1949- · French businessman edit info
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