Dior petites-mains reading the news of Christian Dior’s death, October 24, 1957. Photograph by
Dior petites-mains reading the news of Christian Dior’s death, October 24, 1957. Photograph by Jose Burreta.Several months after appearing on the cover of Time magazine, Christian Dior traveled to Italy to vacation in the town of Montecatini. While there, on October 23, 1957, he suffered what was his third heart attack and died, at the age of 52. Dior’s funeral was attended by an estimated 2,500 people, including all of his staff and many of his most famous clients. -- source link
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