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Christian Dior(1905-1957)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Christian Dior
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Christian Dior was born on 21 January 1905 in Granville, Manche, France. He was a costume designer, known for Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953), Le silence est d'or (1947) and Libel (1959). He died on 23 October 1957 in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy.
BornJanuary 21, 1905
DiedOctober 23, 1957(52)
BornJanuary 21, 1905
DiedOctober 23, 1957(52)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 nominations total

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Christian Dior
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Known for:

Montgomery Clift and Jennifer Jones in Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
Indiscretion of an American Wife
6.2
  • Costume Department
  • 1953
Le silence est d'or (1947)
Le silence est d'or
7.2
  • Costume Designer(as Ch. Dior)
  • 1947
Libel (1959)
Libel
7.1
  • Costume Department(Olivia de Havilland)
  • 1959
Sylvie et le fantôme (1946)
Sylvie et le fantôme
6.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 1946

Credits

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Costume Designer

  • Carol Kane in Les jeux de la comtesse Dolingen de Gratz (1981)
    Les jeux de la comtesse Dolingen de Gratz
    • Costume Designer
    • 1981
  • Les yeux crevés
    • Costume Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 1968
  • With Love, Sophia
    • Costume Designer
    • TV Special
    • 1967
  • 1-2-3-4 ou Les collants noirs (1960)
    1-2-3-4 ou Les collants noirs
    • Costume Designer (segment Deuil en 24 heures)
    • 1960
  • Une manche et la belle (1957)
    Une manche et la belle
    • Costume Designer
    • 1957
  • Le pays d'où je viens (1956)
    Le pays d'où je viens
    • Costume Designer
    • 1956
  • Paris, Palace Hôtel (1956)
    Paris, Palace Hôtel
    • Costume Designer
    • 1956
  • Olivia de Havilland, Myrna Loy, Edward Arnold, Adolphe Menjou, and Tommy Noonan in The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
    The Ambassador's Daughter
    • Costume Designer
    • 1956
  • Destinées (1954)
    Destinées
    • Costume Designer (segment Jeanne)
    • 1954
  • Jeanne
    • Costume Designer
    • Short
    • 1952
  • C'est arrivé à Paris (1952)
    C'est arrivé à Paris
    • Costume Designer
    • 1952
  • No Highway in the Sky (1951)
    No Highway in the Sky
    • Costume Designer (Miss Dietrich's costumes, uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Sous le ciel de Paris (1951)
    Sous le ciel de Paris
    • Costume Designer
    • 1951
  • Les enfants terribles (1950)
    Les enfants terribles
    • Costume Designer (dresses)
    • 1950
  • Ce siècle a cinquante ans
    • Costume Designer
    • 1950

Costume Department

  • The Grass Is Greener (1960)
    The Grass Is Greener
    • clothes: Miss Simmons
    • 1960
  • Libel (1959)
    Libel
    • costumes: Olivia de Havilland
    • 1959
  • Indiscreet (1958)
    Indiscreet
    • Miss Bergman's wardrobe
    • 1958
  • Ava Gardner in The Little Hut (1957)
    The Little Hut
    • costumes execution: Miss Gardner
    • 1957
  • Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
    Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
    • costumes: loot sequence (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Muerte de un ciclista (1955)
    Muerte de un ciclista
    • wardrobe (as Dior)
    • 1955
  • Montgomery Clift and Jennifer Jones in Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
    Indiscretion of an American Wife
    • Miss Jones' costumes designed by
    • 1953
  • La valse de Paris (1950)
    La valse de Paris
    • costumes: Les maquettes de robes de Madame Yvonne Printemps sont de
    • 1950

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Personal details

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    • Christian Dior
  • Alternative names
    • Ch. Dior
  • Born
    • January 21, 1905
    • Granville, Manche, France
  • Died
    • October 23, 1957
    • Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy(heart attack)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Opened his own Fashion House at 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris (16 December 1946)
  • Quotes
    A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.

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