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Dressed: The History of Fashion

Catherine Dior, an Interview with Justine Picardie, Part II (Dressed Classic)

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, History, Arts

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In part two of our 2022 conversation with Justine Picardie, we learn about Catherine Dior's courageous resistance efforts during WWII and the continuance of her legacy at the House of Dior to this very day. Recommended reading: Justine Picardie's Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture  Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common.

1:02.5

Every day, we all get dressed.

1:09.2

Welcome to dress, the history of fashion, a podcast where we explore the who, what, when, of why we wear. We are fashion historians and your host, April Callahan.

1:12.9

And Cassidy Zachary. Welcome dress listeners to part two of our conversation with Justine Pickardy

1:19.8

about her book, Miss Dior, a story of courage and couture, in which she explores the extraordinary

1:25.3

life of Catherine Dior, sister of famed Oak Couture, Christian Dior.

1:29.7

And as we will learn more about today,

1:31.5

the inspiration behind some of his most famous works.

1:34.9

On Tuesday's episode,

1:36.3

Justine gave us a glimpse into Catherine and Christian's formative years

1:40.4

growing up together in the French countryside in Normandy,

1:43.8

where their unbreakable bond

1:45.4

was solidified after a series of family tragedies. As a young woman, Catherine ended up following her

1:51.8

brother Christian to Paris, where he worked as an art gallerist before getting his first fashion

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