Virginie Girod SEASON 2022 - 202317h09, 03 April 2023
Hear the story of Catherine and Christian Dior, who died 65 years ago, told by historian Virginie Girod, in an unpublished story in two episodes. Catherine and Christian Dior are for each other sister and brother obviously, muse for Miss Dior and genius creator without a doubt, but not only... The youngest of the family was resistant during the Second World War while her eldest was seen in parades organized for Nazis and collaborators. In this episode of the podcast "Au cœur de l'Histoire" produced by Europe 1 Studio, Virginie Girod traces the history of the Dior family to its origins, near Granville, where the Dior parents owned one of the most beautiful homes in the region overlooking the sea.
Topics covered: Christian Dior - History - Catherine Dior - Resistance - Second World War
Christian Dior was born in Granville on January 21, 1905 in a family where his father made his fortune with a fertilizer factory. Catherine, the youngest of the siblings, is close to her older brother despite their 13-year gap. Perhaps because this one has a more artistic temperament than the others. What studies will he follow first to please their parents? How did he manage to sell his first drawings? And how did Catherine and Christian's destiny change when the Second World War broke out? Virginie Girod retraces the journey of a brother and sister who are very close but whom life will soon separate. This story is a Europe 1 Studio production.
At the heart of history" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast.
Writing and presentation: Virginie Girod
- Producer: Adèle Humbert
- Artistic direction: Adèle Humbert and Julien Tharaud
- Director: Clément Ibrahim
- Original music: Julien Tharaud
- Additional music: Julien Tharaud and Sébastien Guidis
- Communication: Kelly Decroix
- Distribution and writing: Eloise Bertil
- Visual: Sidonie Mangin
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