Christian Dior, who was gay and famously discreet about his private life, had several male lovers throughout his life. His last and most recognized companion was Jacques Benita, a Moroccan singer three decades his junior, whom he met in 1956, the year before his death in 1957.
Christian Dior had several discreet male lovers, with his last being Moroccan singer Jacques Benita, who was decades younger and met Dior in 1956, a year before Dior's death in 1957. The term "Dior lover" also refers to admirers of the fashion house, its iconic styles like the 'New Look', and figures like his muse Mizza Bricard or his sister Catherine Dior. Dior himself was a private, closeted gay man who found love and inspiration in men, though he never publicly acknowledged his sexuality.
Catherine Dior helped preserve her brother's legacy after his death in 1957, and she became the honorary president of the Christian-Dior Museum from 1999 until her death in 2008, aged 90.
Mitzah Bricard? Her name still echoes in the House of Dior ateliers. She was Christian Dior's muse, eccentric and chic through and through, who dared to wear leopard print before anyone else. #DiorBeauty #DiorMakeup #DiorMitzah.
Lucie Daouphars (1922–1963) was a French fashion model known as Lucky, who worked extensively for Christian Dior and Jacques Fath. Lucky was Dior's favourite model.
Grace of Monaco: Princess in Dior. Grace Kelly's life may have transformed from that of a Hollywood star to Princess of Monaco, but her status as a style icon remained constant throughout her life.
According to his wishes, Yves Saint Laurent became his successor and was named artistic director of the haute couture house at the age of 21. Although they did not yet know each other, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé were both present at Dior's funeral.
MISS DIOR IS A LOVE STORY. But it's also a story of defiance as the Miss Dior woman, embodied by Natalie Portman, rewrites the rules of romance. Since the actor's first campaign with the house in 2011, Portman has found herself lost in fairytale love affairs and simultaneously standing in powerful solitude.
She accused Dior of dragging women back to the 19th-century ideals of femininity—upholding notions that women were objects to be admired by men. “Dior doesn't dress women. He upholsters them,” she was known to have said, adding that a woman sitting down in a Dior dress looked like “an old armchair.”
In spite of Henry's abiding attachment to his mistress Diane de Poitiers, Catherine's marriage was not unsuccessful and, after 10 anxious years, she bore him 10 children, of whom 4 boys and 3 girls survived.
Catherine's story does end happily. After she returned from Ravensbrück, she married Hervé des Charbonneries, who'd also survived the war. And she was able to do something she loved for the rest of her life—she became the first female accredited to sell flowers at Les Halles marketplace in Paris.
Christian Dior's reputation as one of the most important couturiers of the twentieth century was launched in 1947 with his very first collection, in which he introduced the “New Look.” Featuring rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and very full skirt, the New Look celebrated ultra-femininity and opulence in women's ...
Did Coco Chanel have a relationship with Winston Churchill?
It was thanks to the Duke that Chanel also began to spend time with his friend Winston Churchill (who called him Benny). The two men were related through marriage, for — after the death of Churchill's father, Lord Randolph Churchill — his mother had married Bendor's brother-in-law, George Cornwallis-West.
On 15 August 1944, despite her brother's desperate attempts to exploit his German contacts to save her, she was deported to Germany on one of the last trains out of France. Dior survived slave labor in Ravensbruck and other camps, a death march to Dresden and likely rape by Soviet troops during liberation.
It may have been new creative director Jonathan Anderson's first women's show for the house of Dior, but BTS' Park Jimin was the one who sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Her long-standing endorsement deal with Dior reportedly brings her at least $10 million per year! Fact: In 2012, Forbes named Natalie Portman Hollywood's most "bankable" star: for every dollar she was paid by a studio, she returned $42.70, largely due to the success of Black Swan.
Maria Grazia Chiuri has been named Chief Creative Officer of Fendi, the house announced today. Chiuri will present her first collection for Fall/Winter 2026 during Milan Fashion Week next February.
After leaving Dior and Fendi, Kim Jones is taking his talent east — collaborating with Chinese outerwear giant Bosideng and carmaker Avatr as he redefines what modern luxury means in Asia. Kim Jones has been a leading light of the European luxury vanguard for two decades.
