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‘The New Look’ Star John Malkovich on Why Christian Dior ‘Flourished Under’ Lucien Lelong’s Guidance (Exclusive)

John Malkovich discusses ‘The New Look and Lucien Lelong being a mentor for Christian Dior during the designer’s rise.

He wasn’t any in any way a kind of designer of note or anything, but he had a pretty fine eye and nose for talent,” Malkovich, 70, told Hollywood Life during the show’s press junket. “Among the people who worked out of Lelong’s studio were Christian Dior, Givenchy, Balmain, Balenciaga, Pierre Cardin, and on and on and on, so he had a very good eye for talent. Actually, Dior was in the military but kept him employed during the occupation and was someone who had a great role to play in keeping the French fashion business in France, rather than having it transferred to Berlin, which was one dream and goal of the Nazis.

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