In this small room at the Les Rhumbs villa in Granville, Christian Dior hats for Milanese Claude Saint-Cyr catch the eye. The line is dynamic, self-confident colors (yellow, blue, red) and attractive ones practically obscure the outline of the face. “ Few people know that Christian Dior entered the world of fashion by selling his designs to several Parisian millineries in 1936– emphasizes Stephen Jones, a famous hat maker who is now associated with the house of Dior.Very early on, he saw the hat as a talisman to complete the outfit. He even said that the woman without the hat was not fully clothed.Seeing the models assembled here, we immediately understand the importance of the accessory, which has become as important as the Bar suit and Montaigne gray in the house’s vocabulary.
First of all, there are these wide-brimmed hats that dramatize the look, inspired by Dior’s couturier, his mother Madeleine, and elegant women…
Source: Le Figaro
