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- NAME: Christian Dior
- OCCUPATION: Fashion Designer
- BIRTH DATE: January 21, 1905
- DEATH DATE: c. October 23, 1957
- EDUCATION: École des Sciences Politiques
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Granville, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Montecatini, Italy
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Christian Dior was a French fashion designer whose post–World War II creations were wildly popular, and whose legacy continues to influence the fashion industry.
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A short biography on Christian Dior whose brief career revolutionized the fashion industry and changed the way women expressed their femininity through luxury ready-to-wear clothes.
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