So how much of the tale is true? Dior began his career as a gallerist, then an illustrator, before accepting a job as house designer with Robert Piguet in 1938. After being called up for military ...

She’s there to reclaim her supremacy in international fashion from male designers she considers to be far less talented upstarts — Dior, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, Robert Piguet ...