Biographic: Dior

Christian Dior, a French fashion designer and founder of Dior, is revealed through a visual catwalk through his life and work. This series presents a new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It uses infographics to convey the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each subject, revealing the genius behind the garments. Dior owned a small art gallery selling work by artists like Pablo Picasso, employed Yves Saint Laurent as his assistant, included a garment named after his home town of Granville in his shows, and had a superstitious belief in the number 8.