How Christian Dior Pioneered 75 Years of Feminist Fashion

The first time Soizic Pfaff set foot in La Galerie Dior, the Paris museum dedicated to the French luxury house, she “cried a little bit, because it was so important.” Pfaff joined Dior in 1974 as an assistant in the licensing department, and in the nearly half century since has become director of Dior Heritage, overseeing the brand archives. “They succeeded in the architecture,” she says from a corner booth in the gallery’s cafe, her eyes welling. “And it was what Mr. Dior, I’m sure, he wanted. I’m still emotional.” The gallery, which opened to the public in the spring,… Read Full Article