Yves Saint-Laurent presents his first collection First presentation in Moscow Marc Bohan succeeds Yves Saint-Laurent First "Miss Dior" ready-to-wear collection and creation of the "Baby Dior" line Frédéric Castet takes charge of the Haute-Fourrure fur department Creation of the "Christian Dior Monsieur" line Creation of the ready-to-wear fur collection by Frédéric Castet Marcel Boussac Group, holding 99,8 % of Christian Dior's assets, file for bankruptcy and are purchased by the Agache-Willot Group in 1979 Bernard Arnault becomes Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director of Christian Dior company For the 40th anniversary of the House, major retrospectives are organized in Paris and Granville Gianfranco Ferré succeeds Marc Bohan Patrick Lavoix gets appointed as Artistic Director of Christian Dior Monsieur Opening of Christian Dior shops in Japan and Singapore John Galliano succeeds Gianfranco Ferré Inauguration of the Christian Dior museum in Granville Inauguration of the LVMH Tower in New York Hedi Slimane succeeds Patrick Lavoix for Christian Dior men's wear Opening of a Christian Dior Jewelry boutique in New York |