When M. Laurent was a petite ecolier — I do not mean the cookie; I mean the boy scholar — he learns what he know from the great Christian Dior. Later they fight, but for a while they are good friends.
M. Dior is the fine fellow who long ago invented “The Look.” Because after all the War, we peek out of our hiding holes and that is what we do. What is not hit with a bomb? So everyone wants to “Look.” What do we see? We see the women, but — mon dieu! — they are like flowers walking. Why so? They have the big skirt, the silhouette. This is the idea of Christian Dior.
All French Couture owes M. Dior a big “Merci beaucoup!” That is why I say of the “Big Three” of clothing M. Dior would be the Four.
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