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Competitors to the House of Dior include, among many, the fashion houses of Chanel, Louis Vuitton , Yves Saint Laurent , Gucci , Versace , and Prada.
 * Christian Dior S.A. ** (French pronunciation) (more commonly known as **Dior**) is a French company which owns the high-fashion clothing producer and retailer Christian Dior Couture, as well as holding 42% of LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury goods firm. Both Dior and LVMH are controlled and chaired by businessman Bernard Arnault. The Dior label is the namesake of designer Christian Dior who launched the haute couture empire in 1946. Christian Dior Couture, a division of the whole House of Dior, designs and produces some of the world's most coveted haute couture, as well as luxury ready-to-wear fashion, menswear and accessories. Today, Dior operates about 160 boutiques worldwide with plans to open more in the coming years.



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Parfums Christian Dior

 __Fashion Week Handbags: Dior Fall 2011&2012 __ ||
 * [[image:arwa2007/9cb3dd11ed.jpg width="344" height="564"]] || //Women’s Wear Daily // has announced that Christian Dior will team up with Berlin contemporary art star **Anselm Reyle** for a line of accessories, handbags and makeup just in time for Miami’s Art Basel. I’m pretty sure that it cost me a hundred bucks just to write that sentence. In all seriousness, though, perhaps Reyle’s thoroughly modern take on these bags and small leather goods is an indication that LVMH is done being so precious with the Dior aesthetic?