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The 16 pages that link to Christian Dior, each with the reason it gives.

• FashionRelated: His postwar designs made dramatic femininity a global fashion story.

• Haute coutureRelated: Dior’s house became a defining example of couture’s influence on fashion beyond custom clients.

• Luxury fashionRelated: Dior’s postwar silhouettes restored Paris couture’s international influence.

• Evening gownRelated: The New Look renewed interest in fitted waists and expansive formal skirts.

• Paris fashionRelated: His postwar collections restored Paris’s prominence in international couture.

• Cocktail dressRelated: The New Look supplied a more formal silhouette for postwar evening dresses.

• Lisa FonssagrivesRelated: Fonssagrives modeled the couture fashions that photographers used to define Dior’s postwar style.

• Yves Saint LaurentRelated: Dior hired Saint Laurent and later named him successor as artistic director.

• François CotyRelated: Dior's early career included work for the fashion house associated with Coty's business.

• History of fashion designRelated: The New Look made postwar fashion a dramatic return to shaped, abundant femininity.

• Suzy ParkerRelated: Dior’s designs formed part of the couture world in which Parker became prominent.