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Christian Dior’s New Look debuted on 12 February 1947, and in a single afternoon, post‑war fashion was re-born. Paris, still bruised from occupation, rationing and years of austerity suddenly re-claimed its crown as the world’s capital of luxury. Dior titled his first collection Corolle (“corolla/petal”) and En Huit (“figure eight”) but the world would rememberContinue reading “Christian Dior’s 1947 Debut Collection: The Birth of the New Look”