Who is Christian Dior? The legend of French fashion dsigner - Christian Dior is one of the most influential fashion designers in the world.
During his career, he was responsible for the majority of the French fashion design spread throughout the world.
Dior was born on January 21, 1905 in the seaside town of Granville in Normandy, France.
Christian Dior came from a wealthy family and grew up along with four other siblings in a house with an ocean view.
When Dior was about five years old, his family moved to Paris, but still regularly return to the Normandy beaches for the summer holidays.
Dior studied political science to please his parents although he aspired to be an architect.
Although Christian Dior parents hope their children would become a diplomat, his father finally agreed to finance the opening of an art gallery owned by Dior in 1928.