One of the world's most successful luxury fashion houses, Dior was founded in 1946 by French designer Christian Dior who ushered in a revolutionary era for women's clothing, bringing back an almost dead fashion industry to France. Credited for bringing back the typical feminine style and silhouette during a period of wartime fashion, Dior quickly became famous for his glamorous and youthful designs. During the 1950s the western world, Hollywood especially, started embracing Dior's designs putting Paris fashion back on top. Since the French designer's death in 1957, the brand has gone on to work with numerous celebrities and public figures, including Princess Margaret.
The fashion house has also gone through many Creative Directors since the death of its founder with famous fashion designers Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano, and Raf Simons being a few. For the past few years, Kim Jones and Maria Grazia Chiuri have been the Creative Directors for men's and women's respectively. Jones has collaborated with many successful public figures and fellow designers including surfer turned streetwear designer Shawn Stussy and Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama. While Dior collaborations are almost always successful, the brand's celebrity endorsements have become almost infamous in the fashion world and mainstream media.
8 Dior Is Johnny Depp's Biggest Fan
Actor and musician Johnny Depp first signed a contract with Dior in 2015 as the face of their Sauvage cologne making sales rise so much that they sold out in many markets. His star power was so great that sales continued to rise even while protestors demanded his deal be dropped during his trial against his ex-wife. The fashion house proved their loyalty to the star by extending his deal into a seven-figure multi-year contract following the success of the Sauvage campaign.
7 Isabelle Adjani Was The Face Of Dior Poison
Dior found one of its most influential spokespeople when it made French actress and singer Isabella Adjani a global ambassador. Adjani is one of the only people in history to win five César Awards, she became the face of the brand's Poison perfume from 1985 into the 1990s. The actress was photographed for magazines in her Dior ensembles during the height of her career and has continued to model the brand at her public appearances including most recently at the Cannes Film Festival.
6 Emma Raducanu Is One Of The Youngest Faces Of Dior
At only 18 years old, tennis sensation Emma Raducanu became one of the youngest faces of Dior after signing a multi-year deal with Maria Grazia Chiuri who announced the endorsement on Instagram. The tennis star has since been featured in a number of campaigns for the brand's women's collection and even dressed in Dior for the world premiere of No Time To Die this past year. After winning the US Open, scoring this endorsement deal was one of the biggest accomplishments of Emma's career.
5 Carla Bruni Saved Dior From A Fashion Failure
After modeling for the brand for a few years, Italian-French model and singer Carla Bruni was made the face of Lady Dior handbags in 1996. After she started focusing more on her music career Bruni continued to wear the famous brand for her public appearances even going so far as to have an all-Dior wardrobe for her US and London political tours with her then-French President husband. The singer who recently poked fun at the Met Gala on social media was once such a pivotal fashion force that Dior tasked her with debuting their new handbag.
4 Sharon Stone Celebrated Dior Turning 60
Actress Sharon Stone has been an ambassador for the brand's makeup and skincare line since 2005 and even hosted a party for Dior's 60th anniversary. Never before having collaborated with a beauty brand, Stone became the face of Dior's Capture skincare line. The actress was the first ambassador for the brand's watches collection lending her star appeal to the brand for many years.
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Dior Lets You Dress Like A Royal
The Late Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret was one of the first Dior ambassadors taking over the role from 1953 until 1960. Unlike her sister's more proper timeless style Princess Margaret was considered a fashion icon for her trendy and glamorous style. The Princess formed a close relationship with Christian Dior himself with his designs a regular occurrence in her custom wardrobe. For her 21st birthday, Dior designed the cream "Tie Back" gown which was one of the most iconic dresses in fashion history.
2 Jennifer Jones Was The First Face Of Dior
Actress Jennifer Jones became known as the Dior woman after wearing the brand throughout one of her most famous movies Indiscretion of an American Wife in the early 1940s. One of the youngest actresses to win an Academy Award, she held the title for over ten years until 1952 in one of the longest-running Dior ambassador roles. With a career lasting over 50 years, she won five Oscars and was widely recognized for her classic simplistic Dior ensembles.
1 Dior Gets Breakout Star Anya Taylor-Joy
After finding global success for her performance in The Queen's Gambit, actress Anya Taylor-Joy became an ambassador for Dior's clothing and makeup lines in 2021. After she wore the fashion house for most of her previous awards season including a custom emerald gown to the Golden Globes in 2021 it was revealed she would partner with Maria Grazia Chiuri and makeup director Peter Philips. One of the brand's most expensive deals with little details about the partnership revealed the actress is expected to earn over $1 million per year.