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Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams is now showing at the V&A Museum in London | Prestige Online - Indonesia
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Items on display for Christian Dior's centenary held at the headquarters of Christian Dior fashion house in Paris, France on March 17, 2005. Photo by Bruno Klein/ABACA Stock Photo - Alamy
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