30 Avenue Montaigne
Paris, France
+33-1-44-13-24-98
http://www.dior-finance.com
#305 in
FT Global 500 (July 2012)
This is not your grandmère's Christian Dior. Under now former chief designer John Galliano, the fashion house had gone from outfitting ladies who lunch to women who rock. The holding company's operating unit, Christian Dior Couture, designs and makes some of the world's most coveted haute couture, as well as luxury ready-to-wear fashion and accessories for men and women. Christian Dior operates more than 235 boutiques worldwide with plans to open more. Don't let the pious name fool you, though; Christian Dior is a wolf in very tight-fitting clothing due to its roughly 42% stake in luxury goods giant