Again looking at my cd rom vault of pictures could eventually find me a picture from my cd rom vault on this wonderful spot that should be in my blog for you and me, I happened to be at the boutique made to showcase the life of a great fashion designer, and his gallery in Paris, I have written before on his museum in Granville,Normandie, Therefore, here is my take on the La Galerie Dior of Paris !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The French fashion designer par excellence, Christian Dior was born and grew up in the villa Les Rhumbs in Granville, Normandie on January 1905. He was baptised in the Church Notre-Dame de Cape Lihou in 1908 (see posts), The La Galerie Dior is at 11 ,rue François 1er, 75 meters around the corner from the Dior Boutique on 30 Avenue Montaigne (see pic), Easily reachable on bus lines 42 and 80 or in between Alma-Marceau, metro line 9 and Franklin D. Roosevelt, metro lines 1 and 9, all walking distance from the Grand Palais (see posts),
The La Galerie Dior, which opened its doors in March 2022 in the heart of 30 Avenue Montaigne, provides a testament to the visionary boldness of Christian Dior and his six successors. It stands apart as a symbol of the Parisian haute couture spirit while preserving the House’s history by exhibiting original designs and sketches, as well as exceptional pieces. La Galerie Dior is open every day from 11h to 19h except Tuesday and outstanding circumstances. It is closed on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th. Online reservation is recommended. Le Café Dior, with a new menu created by Yannick Alléno, is open daily from 11h30 to 18h30, except Tuesdays, and is reserved exclusively for visitors to La Galerie. La Boutique, located inside La Galerie and accessible only to visitors, is open daily from 11h to 18h30, except Tuesday.
As above, the story goes translated from official site why be creative when you have a master period, Christian Dior is born in Granville, Normandy, on January 21, 1905 to Alexandre Louis Maurice Dior and Marie-Madeleine Dior (née Martin), the second of five children. The family is comfortably off thanks to its fertilizer and chemicals manufacturing business founded in 1832. The Dior family settles in Villa Les Rhumbs in 1906 in the heights of Granville. The Dior family moves in 1910 to the 16éme arrondissement of Paris, keeping the Les Rhumbs villa for holidays and family gatherings. During the 1920s, Christian Dior frequents the cultural milieu in Paris and makes friends with the artists of the time. Christian Dior opens in 1928 an art gallery with his friend Jacques Bonjean at 34 rue La Boétie to have shows there centred on the masters he admired most: Picasso, Braque, Matisse, and Dufy, and the painters he knew personally and already held in high esteem: Christian Bérard, Salvador Dalí, Max Jacob, the Berman brothers, etc, In 1932, he enters into a partnership with Pierre Colle to open another gallery at 29 rue Cambacérès. In 1933 they hold an exhibition dedicated to Surrealism. In 1931 Dior’s mother dies. Due to bad investments, his father’s business collapses. In 1935 Christian Dior starts to sell his drawings to milliners and couture houses including Jean Patou, Schiaparelli, Maggy Rouff, Worth, Balenciaga, Molyneux, and Paquin. He also works as an illustrator for Le Figaro newspaper and Jardin des Modes magazine. In 1939-40 Christian Dior is called up for military service. Demobilized the following year, he joins his father and sister in Callian,(Var 83) in the south of France. From 1941 to 1946 Christian Dior is employed by the house of Lucien Lelong as a designer In 1944 , his sister Catherine is denounced as a résistante (member of the French Resistance, and deported to Ravensbrück, from which she is liberated in 1945. In 1946 Christian Dior and the industrialist Marcel Boussac join forces to create the Christian Dior couture house. On December 16, 1946 the couture house opens at 30 Avenue Montaigne, with three ateliers and a staff of 85 persons. The first collection, Spring–Summer 1947, is presented on February 12, in the salons of 30 Avenue Montaigne. Dior names his new lines Corolle and En 8. Carmel Snow, the editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, declares: “My dear Christian, your dresses have such a New Look!” On March 4, 1947 Christian Dior Parfums is founded and Dior’s childhood friend, Serge Heftler-Louiche, is appointed director. The first perfume, Miss Dior, is launched in December. In 1948 Christian Dior-New York opens on Fifth Avenue with an exclusive collection of luxury ready-to-wear and accessories created on the premises. Christian Dior Perfumes New York Inc. is launched the same year.
In 1948 Christian Dior buys the Moulin du Coudret, an old mill at Milly-la-Forêt (Essonne 91) near Paris, where he can relax between collections. 1949 Launch of Diorama‘s perfume In 1950 Christian Dior is awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contribution to the textile industry and fashion craftsmanship. On April 26, 1950 ,he presents his collection to Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret at the French embassy in London. In 1950 Christian Dior buys the Château de La Colle Noire in Montauroux,(Var 83) in the South of France. Following a series of pieces in the magazine ELLE in the summer of 1951, Christian Dior publishes his first book, Je Suis Couturier (published in English as Talking about Fashion in 1954). In 1952 Christian Dior (C.D.) Models Ltd. is established in London. In 1953 The first Christian Dior boutique in Latin America opens in Caracas, Venezuela. An almost exact replica of 30 Avenue Montaigne, it is staffed by personnel trained in France to produce the Parisian collections made-to-measure for the new clientele. In 1953 The Christian Dior-Delman company is created, producing custom-made shoes designed by Roger Vivier. Later, in 1958, the brand is replaced by ‘Christian Dior by Roger Vivier’. In 1953 Christian Dior moves into an apartment on boulevard Jules-Sandeau, in the 16éme arrondissement of Paris. In 1954 Christian Dior’s Little Dictionary of Fashion is published in the United States and Great Britain.
On November 3,1954 the Duchess of Marlborough holds a Christian Dior show at Blenheim Palace in the presence of Princess Margaret to raise money for the British Red Cross. With more than 1,600 guests, it establishes the House’s name amid the British aristocracy. In 1955 ,opening of the boutique on the corner of avenue Montaigne and rue François 1er, decorated by Victor Grandpierre. Parfums Christian Dior launches its first lipstick boxed sets in 22 different shades. In 1956 Christian Dior publishes his autobiography, Dior by Dior, which will be translated into several languages. In 1956 Launch of Diorissimo perfume, with lily of the valley as its principal note. Christian Dior died of a heart attack in Montecatini, Italy, during the night of October 24.1957, In accordance with his wishes, Yves Saint Laurent, his first assistant at the studio since 1955, is appointed Creative Director of the fashion house.
In 1955, aged only 19, Yves Saint Laurent (see post) was named assistant to Christian Dior. Following the sudden passing of the founding couturier in October 1957, he became the Creative Director of the House. His emblematic first collection, Trapèze, freed the body and instilled a spirit of emancipation, encapsulating the youth of the 1960s. His bold designs were inspired, among other things, by the Beatniks, for the Dior Fall-Winter 1960 collection. An avant-garde vision of the fashion world. Yves Saint Laurent presents his first collection on January 30 1958. It features the innovative Trapèze line, which marks a turning point in the history of the House of Dior. A designer for Jean Patou, then assistant designer to Robert Piguet, Marc Bohan joined the House of Dior in 1958 as Creative Director of the London subsidiary. In 1960, he became Creative Director of the Parisian couture house, for which he created the Slim Look, reflecting contemporary ideas of femininity. In 1966 Eau Sauvage, the first Dior eau de toilette for men, is created by Edmond Roudnitska, revolutionizing masculine fragrances. In 1967 Serge Lutens becomes Creative and Image Director of Dior Makeup, where he stays for 12 years before being replaced by Tyen in 1980. In 1967 Philippe Guibourgé creates Miss Dior, the couture house’s ready-to-wear line. On 8 November 1967, Princess Grace of Monaco opens the first Baby Dior boutique at 28, avenue Montaigne.
In 1968 Frédéric Castet, head of the tailoring workshop since 1953, becomes Creative Director of the Haute Fourrure collections. In 1969 Marc Bohan creates the Christian Dior Monsieur line. It is later directed by Christian Benais, then Gérard Penneroux, before Dominique Morlotti takes the reins in 1983. In 1985 Creation of the perfume Poison. Isabelle Adjani is guest of honor at a grand ball held at the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (see posts) to celebrate its launch. In 1987 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the House of Christian Dior, a large retrospective exhibition is organized at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, (see post) inaugurated by President François Mitterrand. In 1989 Gianfranco Ferré becomes Creative Director of Dior women’s collections In 1992 Patrick Lavoix becomes Creative Director of Christian Dior Monsieur. On October 14,1996 John Galliano replaces Gianfranco Ferré ,In 1995, during an official visit to Paris, Bernadette Chirac presents Diana, Princess of Wales, with a brand-new Dior bag, renamed, in her honor, the Lady Dior. For the 50th anniversary of the House of Dior, a large exhibition is organized at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Princess Diana wears the first Dior dress created by John Galliano to the launch party in December 1996. In 1997 the Musée Christian Dior (see post) opens in Christian Dior’s childhood home, Villa Les Rhumbs, in Granville, Normandy. In 1998 Dior Joaillerie is founded, with Victoire de Castellane as Creative Director. In 1999 Launch of the perfume J’adore.
In 2000 Hedi Slimane becomes Creative Director of Christian Dior Monsieur and changes its name to Dior Homme. In 2006 François Demachy becomes Perfumer-Creator of the House of Dior. In 2007 Kris Van Assche follows Hedi Slimane as Creative Director of Dior Homme In 2011 John Galliano leaves Dior, He is replaced by assistant designer Bill Gaytten, who designs the next four collections. In 2012 Raf Simons becomes Creative Director of the Dior women’s collections In 2014 Peter Philips becomes Creative and Image Director of Dior Makeup. In October,2015 Raf Simons leaves and is replaced by Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier. In 2016 Maria Grazia Chiuri becomes Dior’s first female Creative Director, In 2017 Christian Dior celebrates its 70th anniversary. The retrospective exhibition “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams” opens at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (see post) in Paris before traveling around the world. On 19 March 2018, Kim Jones is named Creative Director of Dior men’s collections In 2021 Francis Kurkdjian is named Perfume Creation Director. In 2022 Seventy-five years after the first Christian Dior collection was shown, the House of Dior reinvents its birthplace, 30 Avenue Montaigne. La Galerie Dior, opening within its walls, is a testament to the visionary boldness of Christian Dior and his six successors: Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri. Featuring a unique scenographic narrative, La Galerie Dior embodies the spirit of Parisian Haute Couture while perpetuating the memory of this historic address. In 2025 Jonathan Anderson is named creative director of Women’s, Men’s and Haute Couture collections. He is the first Creative Director since Mr. Dior himself to work on all House collections: Women’s, Men’s and Haute Couture.
The official La Galerie Dior : https://www.galeriedior.com/en
The official Maison Dior boutique on 30 Avenue Montagne : https://www.dior.com/fashion/stores/en_us/france/paris/30-avenue-montaigne-236163#top
The Paris tourist office on La Galerie Dior : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/la-galerie-dior-p1854
The Île de France region tourist office on La Galerie Dior : https://www.visitparisregion.com/en/la-galerie-dior
There you go folks, another dandy worthy post in my blog in honor of a leyend of our times in fashions ,where else in my belle France.This one was lucky enough to visit his boutique and his house museum not yet the galerie Dior, looking forwad to that eventually, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the La Galerie Dior of Paris !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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