Marc Bohan created Dior’s 1961 Slim Look collection after Yves Saint Laurent.
Marc Bohan became Dior’s creative leader in 1960, after Yves Saint Laurent left the house. His first collection for Dior, presented in 1961, was associated with the “Slim Look,” a more streamlined direction than the rounded and highly structured silhouettes of the early Dior years.
Bohan remained at Dior for more than two decades, making him one of the longest-serving designers in the house’s history. His tenure emphasized elegance, refinement, and wearable proportions while maintaining Dior’s couture identity.
The answer is sometimes confused with later Dior designers. Gianfranco Ferré followed Bohan in 1989, John Galliano followed Ferré in 1996, and other creative directors came later. The Slim Look belongs specifically to Bohan’s arrival at Dior in 1961.