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Dior New Look (1947) — Cover

About Dior New Look (1947)

Dior's New Look was a single Paris show on February 12, 1947 that reset post-war femininity around the Bar Jacket silhouette and a full pleated skirt. From it descends a visual language built on three colors — gris-Dior cool grey, warm cream paper, and deep navy — set in Didot capitals, with gold-hardware trims and lily-of-the-valley flourishes.

The system is restrained, not maximal: couture-precision sharp edges, generous letter-spacing, hairline gold filigree dividers, and editorial fashion-photography composition. Every page should feel like 30 Avenue Montaigne — quiet, monumental, and rigorously elegant.

Learn more about the Dior New Look (1947) style

Origin
Paris, France — 30 Avenue Montaigne
Era
Atelier founded 1946; New Look show Feb 12 1947; contemporary visual ~2020–2024 under LVMH
Key figures
Christian Dior · Maria Grazia Chiuri · John Galliano · Bernard Arnault
Movements
French haute couture · Post-war French luxury rebuilding · LVMH luxury conglomerate

Dior New Look (1947) design spec

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Typography

DM Serif DisplayHeadings
EB GaramondBody
IBM Plex MonoMono
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