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b'30 Avenue Montaigne, Christian Dior\\u2019s atelier in Paris, opened its doors on 16th December 1946. His staff had just six weeks to get it ready for their first show on February 12th, 1947 - the landmark post-war collection that became known as \\u2018the New Look\\u2019.\\nBettina Ballard, fashion editor of Vogue, wrote: \\u201cNever has there been a moment more climatically right for a Napoleon, an Alexander the Great, a Caesar of the couture. Paris fashion was waiting to be seized and shaken and given direction. There has never been an easier or more complete conquest than that of Christian Dior in 1947."\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly unpick Dior\\u2019s business decisions; explain how a connection with the British Royal family was cultivated and exploited to promote his nascent brand; and consider why he became known as \\u2018the tyrant of hemlines\\u2019...\\xa0\\n\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Christian Dior: The New Look\\u2019 (The Metrolpolitan Museum of Art): https://artsandculture.google.com/story/kwWhkHJ-Ok8UIg?hl=en\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Christian Dior - The Man who Made the World Look New, By Marie France Pochna\\u2019 (Arcade Publishing, 1996): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Christian_Dior/ffkK4dy00SoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=30+Avenue+Montaigne&pg=PA113&printsec=frontcover\\n\\u2022 \\u2018\\u201cHaute-Couture\\u201d: The world of Monsieur Dior in his own words\\u2019 (Dir. Henri A. Lavorel, 1949): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZESWE3myVLk\\n#40s #Fashion #LGBT #France\\nWe\'ll be back on Monday - unless you join\\xa0\\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\\U0001f334, where we give you ad-free listening AND a full-length Sunday episode every week!\\nPlus, weekly bonus content, unlock over 70 bonus bits, and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0or\\xa0Patreon.\\xa0Thanks!\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\xa0\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'