Paris in the middle. France is the Mecca of this fashion world and where the officials lie that can make or break you as a couturier. The designers have a pilgrimage in Paris twice a year‚ January and July. Some of the designers like Coco Chanel‚ Christian Dior‚ and Yves Saint Laurent are practically household names (except you would have to live in a mansion to afford them). In the rest of this research paper‚ I will be reporting on the history of French Haute Couture ’ and highlighting the three
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Christian Dior (1905-1957) Christian Dior was born in 1905 in the small French coastal town of Granville‚ the son of a wealthy fertilizer manufacturer. His family had high hopes that the young Christian would become a diplomat. However‚ Dior was artistic and when he left school in 1928 he received money from his father to open a small art gallery. His gallery sold art by the likes of Pablo Picasso but after a financial blow his father lost control of his company and the young Dior was forced to
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Luxury stretching: a practice that has changed the sector Stretching has allowed luxury companies to grow more quickly‚ without being limited to growth in their luxury lines‚ or being restricted to growth in demand for the products of their original trade. Though many have departed from luxury‚ some have retained that status to their primary products. The practice of stretching is driven by financial need. While there is a high margin on luxury items‚ there is a low volume‚ and maintaining
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Christian Dior The Dior Couture fashion house was founded in 1946 by the French designer Christian Dior. Dior was the most influential designer in the 1950’s and held his first couture fashion show on 12th February 1947. The collection consisted of a range of luxurious clothes‚ soft shoulders‚ narrow waists and full flowing skirts. This was to be named the New Look. (Fig 1) ‘The New Look’ 1950’s The New Look was a new concept on life for the post-war era. Dior was correct to assume people
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Patricia Al-Masri 201004181 Figure 1 Christian Dior fixing the dress he designed on a model. Figure 1 Christian Dior fixing the dress he designed on a model. On February 2‚ 1947‚ Christian Dior launched his first fashion collection for Spring/Summer 1947‚ “Carolle”‚ thus putting an end to the wartime styles that had dominated the fashion world ever since 1939. The new collection went down in the fashion history and got to be known by the name of the “New Look”. During World War II
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They were faced against Christian Dior and The New Look of 1947. As he brought out the infamous hourglass figure on to runways‚ it sparked a fire in pop culture. The look gave women around the world femininity and featured their cinched waist‚ accented bust and fulllength pleated skirt. With the launch of Dior’s first collection‚ in February 1947‚ he turned the fashion world upside down with a bold stroke. Christian Dior (19051957) founder of Dior Company‚ commonly known for se
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MKTG 401 Marketing Strategy Paper 1. Introduction Christian Dior Parfums is a division of Dior‚ and was founded in 1947 by Christian Dior.1 The company operates over 235 boutiques internationally and plans to continue growth in the future. Dior has approximately 42% stake in the luxury goods giant LVMH. The House of Dior‚ known as the headquarters for the company‚ is located at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris France.2 The product this paper will focus on will be the J’adore Eau de Parfum Spray in
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understanding of how the two companies achieve their marketing corporate objectives through a comparison of two different companies based on their marketing mix. 1.2 The two companies that will be based on this report are Christian Dior and its competitor Chanel. Both companies are in the fashion industry. They are the top fashion brands to be known throughout the world. 1.3 The marketing mix includes 7 P’s. The basic ones are‚ Product‚ Price‚ Place‚ Promotion‚ the extra ones are People‚ Processes
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company KARL LAGERFELD as the major player of the creative industries. The creative director of the brand KARL LAGERFELD is Karl Lagerfeld himself. He is one of the industry’s truly iconic designers and is also the creative director of the brands Chanel and Fendi. The branch of the company is clothing and fashion. Karl Lagerfeld decided to create a brand under his own name‚ namely KARL LAGERFELD. The brand has gone through many ups and downs and several changes of ownership. In 1998‚ he began to
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Strategic Management ASSINGMENT Amina Alshaikh 685 (1) In fundamental terms‚ entering a new country-market is very like a start-up situation‚ with no sales‚ no marketing infrastructure in place‚ and little or no knowledge of the market. Despite this‚ companies usually treat this situation as if it were an extension of their business‚ a source of incremental revenues for existing products and services. Two aspects of the typical approach are particularly striking. First‚ companies often pursue this
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