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What Saint Laurent’s Next Designer Should Understand
Saint Laurent’s legacy is less a collection of codes than a way of seeing women and the world. Vaccarello’s successor should look beyond iconic images and silhouettes to the convictions that shaped them, argues biographer Laurence Benaïm.

Opinion: LVMH Needs to Beware China’s Luxury Minefield
The French conglomerate must be more strategic in picking its battles to avoid creating reputational problems in markets that drive future growth, writes Bloomberg’s Juliana Liu.

The Shared Obsessions of Azzedine Alaïa and Christian Dior
In Paris, twin exhibitions reveal how two radically different working methods converged around craft, discipline and silhouette, writes Laurence Benaïm.

V&A to Stage Dior Exhibition in London
In its largest display since the record-breaking Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty exhibition, the V&A will explore the French couturier’s relationship with British culture.

Power Moves | Yoon Joins Dior Homme, AnOther Magazine Appoints Marc Ascoli
This week, Dior Homme taps Ambush designer Yoon as its new jewellery designer, while Marc Ascoli joins Another Magazine as creative director.

Tim's Take | Christian Dior Autumn/Winter 2017
Watch Tim Blanks speak with Maria Grazia Chiuri about her latest Autumn/Winter 2017 collection for Christian Dior.

Inside Dior’s Unseen Archive with Maria Grazia Chiuri
Dior is celebrating its 70th anniversary with the unveiling of a new strategic archive conceived to sustain the meaning — and might — of the multi-billion-dollar brand in times of flux.

Richard Avedon, Dior and How They Changed Fashion Forever
The legendary photographer Richard Avedon introduced movement to some of the most formal clothes in the world, giving them a spirit that made them exciting for young people.

Tim’s Take | Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017
Tim Blanks talks to Maria Grazia Chiuri to decode the creative thinking behind her latest collection. Watch now.

Christian Dior (1905-1957)
In the seventh instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, meet the late bloomer who invented the ‘New Look.’ It took Christian Dior four decades to put on a show but the gallerist turned designer won over Paris from the word go.