Dior’s longest-serving inventive director, Marc Bohan, whose slim silhouette designs dressed the likes of Hollywood royalty together with Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor, has died aged 97, the luxurious trend home mentioned on Friday.

The son of a milliner, Bohan was requested to steer the French label after his predecessor Yves Saint Laurent was drafted into the French navy in 1960.

He would go on to supervise the model as creative director for practically three a long time, from 1961 to 1989, delivering elegant and tasteful tailor-made appears for the fashionable lady.

In his first couture assortment for the home in 1961 he debuted the “slim” look, a slender tackle Dior’s basic silhouette with female shoulders and sensibly subtle skirts.

Dior introduced his demise on Friday, calling him an “immense visionary and passionate creator” who left his mark on the style home.

“Marc Bohan was a unique creator dear to the heart of our House, infusing Dior elegance with his free spirit,” Delphine Arnault, Dior chief government, mentioned in an announcement.

“A man of immense talent who profoundly marked both our history and that of fashion.”

At Dior, the couturier would turn into shut pals with Princess Grace of Monaco – her wardrobe paid homage to his work as they shared the identical imaginative and prescient of magnificence and magnificence.

Even outdoors his friendship circle, Hollywood performed an element in Bohan’s work. He crafted a group in 1966 the place he included fur trim and lengthy coats after pulling inspiration from Doctor Zhivago.

In 1967, Bohan was requested to design the lavish coronation costume for Iran’s then-empress, Farah Diba Pahlavi.

During his time at Dior, Bohan took the model into new avenues, from launching Dior’s child boutique to growing a line for younger ladies, Miss Dior, and for males, Dior Monsieur. He was additionally heralded for holding Dior’s first reveals in India.

Gianfranco Ferre changed Bohan on the trend home in 1989. Leaving behind Dior, Bohan moved to London the place he joined the distinguished home of Norman Hartnell, a couturier for the royal household.

He is survived by his daughter.