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  Marc Bohan
Marc Bohan was born Roger Maurice Louis Bohan in Paris, France, in 1926.
In 1989, after nearly 30 years, Marc Bohan left the house of Dior and in 1990 became fashion director of Norman Hartnell in London, where his sophisticated styles invigorated the old couture house.
Marc Bohan left Hartnell in 1992, and now designs only under his own name.
www.designerhistory.com /historyofashion/bohan.html   (372 words)

  
 Christian Dior - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1953 Yves Saint-Laurent became Dior's assistant and was destined to be his successor but was reluctantly forced to leave when the time came for his military service.
On returning, after trouble with his temporary replacement Marc Bohan, Saint-Laurent soon opened his own maison de couture once his military obligations were over.
The Dior firm – successively led by designers Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferre, and John Galliano – continued to be a fashion leader and was associated with a much wider range of merchandise, including menswear and household linens.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Dior   (713 words)

  
 Bohan on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
BOHAN [Bohan], in the Bible, son of Reuben.
Prayers during gathering of a religious sect, followers of Mr Theunis, a postman claiming to be in contact with God.
A droite: Marc BOHAN (FRA), couturier.Keywords:celebrities bohan marc stylist french nationality profession artisticjean-claude brialy (fra), acteur.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Bohan.asp   (228 words)

  
 Le Firme UOMO/DONNA Canada - Italian Designer Fashion - History of Christian Dior   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Marc Bohan was head designer and art director at the house of Dior from 1960 to 1989.
Bohan combined modernity with classic styles and shapes to produce wearable, elegant clothes.
Although Bohan’s couture work was successful, he failed to produce a popular ready to wear line and this ultimately led to his departure from the company.
www.lefirme.com /designers_history/christian_dior.htm   (1106 words)

  
 Who's Who In High Fashion
Marc Bohan was the star of last year's Paris collections.
Bohan, born in Paris in 1926, is in his middle thirties, is married and has one daughter.
WHAT HE STANDS FOR-Marc Bohan, even before he joined the House of Dior, was known for his classic taste, and the true simplicity that Dior himself said was a prerequisite for true elegance.
www.oldandsold.com /articles02/fashion_designers.shtml   (3098 words)

  
 ModColors Mod Era Designers
Her earlier designs reflected the youthful styles of the Mod movement, but by the late Sixties, her designs changed to the nostalgic 1930s look, with longer hemlines.
- Marc Bohan succeeded Yves Saint Laurent as head of the House of Dior.
Bohan brought the House of Dior into the Sixties during the early years of the Mod movement.
www.modcolors.com /modera/designers.htm   (1266 words)

  
 Tanenbaum, Marc --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
As a prominent interfaith leader in the United States, Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum helped forge better relations between Jews and Christians, especially Jews and Catholics, and was the only rabbi present when the Second Vatican Council was convened by Pope John XXIII during the early 1960s.
Mitscher, Marc A. naval officer who commanded the aircraft carriers of Task Force 58 in the Pacific area during World War II.
For three decades designer Marc Bohan was one of the standard-bearers of elegant women's fashions.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9313775   (560 words)

  
 Marc Bohan --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Roger Maurice Louis Bohan was born on Aug. 22, 1926, in Paris, France.
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U.S. dramatist Marc Connelly was known for collaborating on several comedies with George S. Kaufman.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9317751   (555 words)

  
 enokiworld : christian dior
A genius fl silk cocktail dress that has a little military flavor but is far from the ranks of barrack-sharing enlisted grunts.
Marc Bohan for Christian Dior- Paris, labelled "Printemps- Ete 1967", which is Spring 1967, dress is numbered 135744 and the jacket, 135745.
The pockets are obviously not meant to be stuffed with things but you can tuck an end of a scarf into each pocket and let the silk drape across your shoulders in back, as we've shown here.
www.enokiworld.com /goods/diorchain.htm   (427 words)

  
 New Millennium - Spring 1997   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The house of Dior used this as an opportunity to replace him with Marc Bohan.
Dior and the other Agache-Willot companies were purchased by Bernard Arnault who went on to acquire a whole stable of luxury goods companies, including Louis Vuitton, Moet & Chandon, Hennessy and Parfums Christian Dior.
Bohan moved to Norman Hartnell in 1989 and was replaced by the Italian designer, Gianfranco Ferre.
www.garfnet.org.uk /new_mill/spring97/ah_dior.htm   (1137 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Marc Bohan
Marc, Franz (1880-1916), German painter, who was one of the leading members of the expressionist Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group.
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 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Business Notes FASHION -- May. 22, 1989   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
After nearly 30 years as artistic director of Christian Dior, celebrated couturier Marc Bohan, 62, had been unceremoniously ousted.
Dior's managing director, Beatrice Bongibault-Dhjan, implied that Bohan's departure was sort of his idea.
Said she: "It was elegant of Bohan to know when to leave."
www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,957695,00.html   (202 words)

  
 enokiworld : christian dior   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A flirtatious samba halter gown and ruffled stole of purple silk crepe georgette styled after the Thirties.
Marc Bohan for Christian Dior- Paris, labelled "Automne-Hiver 1972", which is Fall 1972, numbered 00744.
Most people use the term "couture" erroneously, meaning anything designer but couture is a term reserved for items that have been custom-made for a particular woman, although they range anywhere from tailor-made to straight from the atelier of a well-respected house like Dior.
www.enokiworld.com /goods/diorpurple.htm   (290 words)

  
 CHRISTIAN DIOR HISTORY / BIO. - ElementofStyle.com - DESIGNER HANDBAGS FENDI HANDBAGS PRADA GUCCI CHRISTIAN DIOR MARC ...
In 1905 Christian Dior was born in the town of Grenville on the French coast and when he was 5 years old, his family moved to Paris.
One was Yves St. Laurent, who took over and presented a fantastic first collection, the Trapeze line and the other was Marc Bohan who followed YSL and remained nearly 30 years as head of Dior and himself had a very well received first collection the SLIM line.
In 1960, Yves St. Laurent was called for military service, and on his return he found that Marc Bohan had been given charge of the House of Dior.
www.elementofstyle.com /chdihibi.html   (2916 words)

  
 Designer Vintage Clothing: #1212 Dior evening coat at Vintage Textile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
From its inception, the House of Dior has been an enduring icon of elegant luxury, just as the House of Worth was in the previous century.
When the talented Marc Bohan took over as head designer in 1960, he continued the Dior tradition of cutting edge design.
As Dior put it, "Fashion comes from a dream and the dream is an escape from reality." Marc Bohan headed the House of Dior from 1960-1989.
www.vintagetextile.com /new_page_86.htm   (329 words)

  
 Marc Bohan Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ Encyclopedia.LocalColorArt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 Elegant-Lifestyle.com: Clothing: Fashion: The Grand French Haute Couture Houses: Christian Dior
When Dior suddenly died at the height of his fame of a heart attack, he is succeeded in 1957 by a very young Yves Saint Laurent, aged 21.
Bohan and Gianfranco Ferré follow in Saint Laurent's footsteps in 1960 and 1989, respectively.
And Marc Bohan designed the wedding dress and coronation gown of Persian Empress Farah Diba.
www.elegant-lifestyle.com /haute_couture_dior.htm   (612 words)

  
 Telegraph | Fashion |
Most recently, fashion lovers such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Charlize Theron have been photographed in Dior, but it was by dressing actresses like Marlene Dietrich and Olivia de Havilland that M. Dior first made his name.
After Christian Dior’s death in 1957, Yves Saint-Laurent took the helm until he was called up to do military service in 1960, when Marc Bohan became artistic director.
Bohan continued the success of the label, designing costumes for Brigitte Bardot and wedding dresses for Christina Onassis and Queen Sylvia of Sweden.
www.telegraph.co.uk /fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/factfiles/dior/diorff.xml&sSheet=/fashion/2005/03/14/ixfashion.html   (534 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Bohan Marc
MSN Encarta - Search Results - Bohan Marc
Marc, Franz (1880-1916), German painter, who was one of the leading members of Der Blaue Reiter group.
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Designed by Marc Bohan, designer of Christian Dior in Paris, the white dress was woven and cut in Iran by Iranian women.
Perhaps the most amazing robe ever to be made, the green velvet cloth was a superb masterpiece, also designed by Marc Boham from Dior but again woven, cut and finalized in Iran, by Iranians.
That colour was chosen because green is the colour of the descendants of the Prophet.
www.angelfire.com /empire/imperialiran/dress.html   (950 words)

  
 The Mall at Short Hills
After Dior's sudden death in 1957, his assistant, Yves Saint Laurent became the head designer until 1960, when Marc Bohan took over after Saint Laurent was called for military duty.
Bohan remained through 1989, when Gianfranco Ferre then became designer.
In 1997, British designer John Galliano was named the Artistic Director of the house of Dior, bringing a sophisticated combination of glamour and street style to the house.
www.shopshorthills.com /infodesk/media/3507.html   (918 words)

  
 Agenda Inc. Live Feed - Dior - the next generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Today, Dior is the fashion star in the firmament of luxury brands that make up his vast LVMH conglomerate - and still the only couture name to match the global brand recognition of Nike, McDonald’s, Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
For, buoyed by the rich artistic legacy of its founder, the house survived Dior’s death in 1957 - even though the design mantle was quickly wrestled from Dior’s own protege, Yves Saint Laurent, and passed to Marc Bohan.
More recently, Arnault has dropped two bombshells: the displacement of Bohan in 1987 by Gianfranco Ferre, and Ferre’s own displacement less than nine years later.
news.agendainc.com /mt-agenda/content/archives/2005/01/adoring_dior.html   (285 words)

  
 History of Dior
One was Yves St. Laurent, who took over Dior and presented a fantastic first collection called the Trapeze line.
The other was Marc Bohan who was to followed YSL and remained as head of Dior for nearly 30 years.
Bohan was followed as head of Dior by Gianfranco Ferre who started with the fashion house in 1989 and remained there until 1997.
www.designer99.com /pages/dior.html   (594 words)

  
 Saudi Aramco World : Couture Arabesque   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Two years ago Christian Dior designer Marc Bohan fell under the spell of the Middle East when he spent his holidays aboard a boat on the Nile.
When you have Bohan's fashion eye, inspiration can be as simple as an Egyptian boatman's shirt.
He has repeated variations of the shape for coats, dresses and evening tunics in both his couture and ready-to-wear collections.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/197702/couture.arabesque.htm   (928 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Marc Bohan
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 Christain Dior | ZOOZOOM Magazine
In 1953 Dior employed Yves Saint Laurent, as his assistant and following Dior’s sudden death in 1957 Saint Laurent took over as the chief designer.
When Saint Laurent was conscripted in 1960 Marc Bohan took the reins until Gianfranco Ferré was installed in 1989.
The modern House of Christian Dior has replaced the new look with a new elegance that has been designed by Englishman John Galliano since 1996.
www.zoozoom.com /designers/by_name/christian_dior.html   (377 words)

  
 Fendi Cologne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 Fashion Monitor Toronto - Guide to Toronto Fashion, Beauty and Style - Designers in Toronto - Christian ...
Later on, Marc Bohan followed Yves Saint Laurent and remained nearly 30 years as head of Dior.
Yves Saint Laurent presented six collections for Dior, and when in 1960 he was called for military service, on his return he found that Marc Bohan had been given charge of the House of Dior.
Saint Laurent sued legally against Dior and was granted compensation of 48,000 pounds which he used to set up his own fashion empire.
toronto.fashion-monitor.com /designers.php/christian_dior   (829 words)

  
 SHOWstudio - Contributors - Claudia Rosa Lukas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
An Austrian designer who launched her own label three years ago, Claudia Rosa Lukas graduated from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and in Berlin, where she was taught by Vivienne Westwood, Helmut Lang, Marc Bohan and J.C. de Castelbajac.
Lukas won the Fashion Award of the City of Vienna in 2001 and was one of the finalists in he 17th Festival International des Arts de la Mode à Hyères.
In addition to her seasonal participation in Paris Fashion Week since 2001, Lukas also works in the fields of multimedia and costume design.
www.showstudio.com /contributors/index.php/431   (94 words)

  
 1961 - 40 Years with Annette
The IBM Selectric "golf ball" typewriter is introduced.
The first miniskirt is presented by Marc Bohan at Dior and Andre Courrèges.
Ray Kroc buys the rights from the McDonald brothers and begins building McDonald's into a worldwide chain of hamburger stands.
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