Dior

She also collaborated with Christian Dior to design the set for the fashion house’s spring 2020 haute couture show in Paris and on a series of bags released later that same year. In 2021 the de Young Museum, San Francisco, put on an exhibition of Chicago’s work, billed as…

…as designer in chief at Dior fashion house in 1996, the luxury-goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy (LVMH) bought Galliano’s company from Bult. Bernard Arnault, head of LMVH, which owned both Givenchy and Dior, hoped that the then 36-year-old Galliano would attract a younger clientele, not only to couture but…

…he became artistic director at Christian Dior; he replaced John Galliano, who had been fired the previous year. Simon’s first collection for the French label was shown in July 2012. He earned praise for remaining true to the romantic aesthetic of the brand while imparting a modern sensibility. Simons announced…