On February 12, 1947, a new couturier named Christian Dior presented his first show to the press. In an elegant salon on the Avenue Montaigne, a model sauntered out wearing a calf-grazing skirt ...

A true aesthete and connoisseur of the arts, Monsieur Christian Dior was captivated by the exquisite visual culture of Japan, and his admiration for its rich traditions shaped the house of Dior ...