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Dior
Christian Dior founded his couture house in Paris in 1946. Now part of LVMH, Dior spans haute couture, women's and men's ready-to-wear, leather goods, jewelry, watches and beauty. Since 2025 Jonathan Anderson has held a unified creative remit across all fashion collections.
- Country
- France
- Founded
- 1946
- Founder
- Christian Dior
- Creative lead
- Jonathan Anderson
- Ownership
- LVMH
- Tracked child brands
- 1
- Revenue scope
- Consolidated LVMH
- Documented milestones
- 5
- Christian Dior — Founder and Couturier1946–1957 · house · former · Dior
- Yves Saint Laurent — Artistic Director1957–1960 · womenswear · former · Dior
- Marc Bohan — Creative Director, Dior London subsidiary1958–1960 · house · former · Galerie Dior
- Marc Bohan — Artistic Director1960–1989 · womenswear · former · Galerie Dior
- Gianfranco Ferré — Artistic Director1989–1996 · womenswear · former · Dior
- John Galliano — Artistic Director1996–2011 · womenswear · former · Dior
- Hedi Slimane — Artistic Director of Dior Homme2000–2007 · menswear · former · Dior
- Kris Van Assche — Artistic Director of Dior Homme2007–2018 · menswear · former · El País
- Damien Bertrand — Managing Director, Women’s, Men’s and Baby Business Units2016–2021 · house · former · LVMH
- Pietro Beccari — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer2018–2023 · house · former · LVMH
- Delphine Arnault — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer2023–Present · house · current · LVMH
- Pierre-Emmanuel Angeloglou — Deputy Chief Executive Officer2025–Present · house · current · LVMH
- Alessandro Valenti — Deputy Managing Director, Retail2026–Present · house · current · FashionUnited (LVMH appointment)
- 1946 — House foundedChristian Dior establishes his couture house at 30 avenue Montaigne.
- 1947 — The New LookDior's first collection establishes the silhouette later known as the New Look.
- 1957 — First successionYves Saint Laurent succeeds Christian Dior.
- 2016 — Maria Grazia Chiuri appointedChiuri becomes artistic director of women's collections.
- 2025 — Creative remit unifiedJonathan Anderson becomes Creative Director of all Dior collections.