94 Christian Dior Trivia Questions with Answers
94 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which royal figure inspired the name Lady Dior after receiving the handbag in 1995?
Answer
Diana, Princess of Wales
Who designed the original Lady Dior handbag for the House of Dior?
Answer
Gianfranco Ferré
What was the name of Christian Dior’s first art gallery?
Answer
Galerie Jacques Bonjean
Which newspaper published Christian Dior’s early fashion sketches?
Answer
Le Figaro
Which architect designed the interiors of Christian Dior’s Paris couture house?
Answer
Victor Grandpierre
Which perfumer created Diorissimo, Christian Dior’s 1956 fragrance inspired by lily of the valley?
Answer
Edmond Roudnitska
Which Christian Dior line was named for the number 8?
Answer
En 8 line
Where was Christian Dior’s first Dior boutique outside Paris opened in 1948?
Answer
New York City
Which sea borders Granville, Christian Dior’s birthplace?
Answer
English Channel
What was Christian Dior’s birthplace in Normandy?
Answer
Granville
Which artist designed the original Miss Dior perfume bottle?
Answer
Fernand Guéry-Colas
Who coined the phrase “New Look” for Christian Dior’s 1947 silhouette?
Answer
Carmel Snow
What was the French name of Christian Dior’s 1947 Corolle collection?
Answer
Ligne Corolle
Which Dior motif was introduced in 1967 and later became known as Dior Oblique?
Answer
The Dior Oblique monogram
Who designed Dior’s Book Tote, first introduced in 2018?
Answer
Maria Grazia Chiuri
Which Dior collection introduced the “Vertical Line” in 1950?
Answer
Vertical Line
What was Christian Dior’s first Paris couture employer as a design assistant?
Answer
Robert Piguet
Who financed the founding of Christian Dior’s fashion house in 1946?
Answer
Marcel Boussac
What was Christian Dior’s first profession in the fashion industry?
Answer
Fashion illustrator
What profession did Christian Dior’s father have in the family business?
Answer
Fertilizer manufacturer
Who was Christian Dior’s younger sister, whose name inspired a Dior fragrance?
Answer
Catherine Dior
What was Christian Dior’s full name at birth in 1905?
Answer
Christian Ernest Dior
Which 1950 Alfred Hitchcock film featured costumes designed by Christian Dior?
Answer
Stage Fright
Which French fashion house did Christian Dior join as a design assistant in 1941?
Answer
Lucien Lelong
Which fashion award did Christian Dior receive in 1947 for distinguished service in fashion?
Answer
Neiman Marcus Award
What was the name of the château in Provence that Christian Dior bought in 1951?
Answer
Château de La Colle Noire
Which French designer led Dior from 1989 until 1996, between Marc Bohan and John Galliano?
Answer
Gianfranco Ferré
Which Dior designer introduced the first ready-to-wear collection under the Miss Dior label in 1967?
Answer
Philippe Guibourgé
Who created Christian Dior’s Trapeze Line, introduced in 1958?
Answer
Yves Saint Laurent