You realize that she was never the damsel in distressshed simply set a trap that the Nazis walked into.
But who was the real Catherine Dior?
What was her life actually like during the Second World War?
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And how did she go on to influence the work of her brother?
As the show continues to air, we present a full breakdown below.
(Their candy-colored mansion now houses the Musee Christian Dior.)
Hugo Becker as Hervé des Charbonneries and Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior inThe New Look.
Hugo Becker as Herve des Charbonneries and Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior inThe New Look.
Remarkably, she never betrayed any of her comrades.
Christian repeatedly tried but failed to arrange her release.
Not long after Catherine and Christian were reunited, the latter presented his era-defining New Look collection in 1947.
Catherine, however, had little interest in fame or fortune.
