In Pictures: 70 years of Dior fashion

Christian Dior: Couturier du Réve, a retrospective fashion exhibition of the house of Dior, officially opens on Wednesday (July 5) and runs through Jan 7. The show at the Musee des Art Decoratifs in Paris features more than 300 haute couture gowns from the seven designers who led this fashion house, from Christian Dior himself to Maria Grazia Chiuri, who presented her second couture collection earlier on Monday.

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Jul 05, 2017, 02:36 PM

A cleaner inspecting a room prior to the opening of the Dior exhibition that celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Christian Dior fashion house on July 3, 2017 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

The Musee des Arts Decoratifs presenting an exhibition of the work of French designer Christian Dior during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on July 4, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

The Musee des Arts Decoratifs presenting an exhibition of the work of French designer Christian Dior during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on July 4, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

The Musee des Arts Decoratifs presenting an exhibition of the work of French designer Christian Dior during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on July 4, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Dresses by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (whose picture is seen behind) in the Dior exhibition that celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Christian Dior fashion house on July 3, 2017 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Dresses are pictured during the Dior exhibition that celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Christian Dior fashion house on July 3, 2017 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

The Musee des Arts Decoratifs presenting an exhibition of the work of French designer Christian Dior during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on July 4, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Dresses by British fashion designer John Galliano (whose picture is seen behind) in the Dior exhibition that celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Christian Dior fashion house on July 3, 2017 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

The Musee des Arts Decoratifs presenting an exhibition of the work of French designer Christian Dior during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on July 4, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A visitor viewing items during the Dior exhibition that celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Christian Dior fashion house on July 3, 2017 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Visitors viewing magazine covers during the Dior exhibition that celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Christian Dior fashion house on July 3, 2017 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Dresses are pictured during the Dior exhibition that celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Christian Dior fashion house on July 3, 2017 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

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