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A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.

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Christian Dior
Age: 52 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 21
Died: 1957
Died: October 24
Businessperson
Fashion Designer
Grand Couturier
Saint-Nicolas-près-Granville (réunie à Granville)
Dior
Dress
Architecture
Dresses
Piece
Proportions
Female
Enhance
Pieces
Ephemeral
Body
Designed
Proportion

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