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¶ … New Look
In the postwar year of 1947, fashion designer created a line he called "Corelle" which is the botanical term for the frail petals at the center of a flower (Christian). In his autobiography, Dior wrote that, "I wanted my dresses to be constructed, molded upon the curves of the feminine body, whose sweep they would stylize" (Dior). He theorized that women were tired of the uniformity and simplicity of the war years where they would have to dress without excess. Dior wanted to create clothing that a woman would enjoy wearing and that would reintegrate her into the world of femininity. Experts in the industry would grow to call this line the "New Look." A 1947 issue of Vogue described the line saying, "from the era...
After the war, the women who had left their kitchens to go to work in the war plants now had to return to their homes to make way for the returning men. Husbands and wives who had not seen one another in some time began one of the largest population growths in history. With this Baby Boom,…
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"Christian Dior's New Look." The Vintage Connection.
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