Inside the House of Dior - A Models Memories

An exhibition celebrating the work of French fashion legend Christian Dior has opened at the National Gallery of Victoria this week. Lateline's Emily Stewart caught up with Svetlana Lloyd, who worked for the designer as a house model in his Paris showroom in the 1950s.

[@jia9420]

Dior were the only couture house that paid overtime, that really says something about what kind of man Monsier Dior was!

[@wilburwilbur7241]

Former Dior model Svetlana Lloyd....it is really pleasant to listen to her....you can just feel her honesty....

[@thepearlatelier4256]

i believe this lady is far more sophisticated than the runway models nowadays, she has class oozing out from her. AND SHE dealt directly with Monsier Dior himself.

[@jonwiley5549]

It was a different time when being an adult carried great cachet. Nowadays we are crippled by the Twitter, Instagram, Facebook mindset where dumbing oneself down and trying to be a perpetual teenager is prized above all else. Besides, models are made to be seen, not heard.

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[@christianbernardsinger1216]

Still gorgeous and elegant and her stories are so interesting and wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

[@ninianmacmillan-keith7435]

I have met Mrs Loyd , she came to NADFAS and lectured on jewellery. A very elegant woman.

[@carforumwanker]

Dior needs to do a really good advert using the remaining REAL Dior models . There will be a SUPER VIP party this week (Tuesday ) in Paris With a few Remaining Models .

[@arpigracetarkhanian9684]

What a class act woman ♥️ I adore her kind ♥️ the Ditches story was just so true to their characters 😌

[@cpdesirliteraryworks4513]

Incredible! And she’s still so elegant and beautiful.

[@nazkh3291]

Dior needs to bring them back on the runway, if they are still healthy and alive! ❤️

[@ruattluanga7038]

Nazir Khawaja Maria Grazia wouldn’t allow that 😂😂😂

[@nazkh3291]

I wouldn’t allow myself either cuz her designs are shit.

[@femmeofsubstance]

Nazir Khawaja Indeed. Besides, she is so beautifully spoken...

[@emilsky2001]

Wow hearing her opinion about the Duchess of Windsor is so classy and tasteful even though she could just say the *B word to sum it up but still, ladies in this era could publicly remark their NASTY opinions tastefully hahaha

[@alysonburdon3312]

yes what a nasty person, not a lady ever, peed allover the place in the end, the paths of glory lead but to the grave, from Richard Burtons accounts they were a truly dreary sad couple.

[@miriamhavard7621]

Alyson Burdon yet the Burtons were always socializing with them.......

[@keivefy]

Facinating to hear this. Glad she got out of fashion to do something she really loved. Fashion doesn't always equate to style, but she has bucket loads of the latter.

[@dearmaria4654]

Saint Laurent what a great story ...would love to hear more of these women , they actually worked with the maker of the brand

[@jia9420]

she way she elegantly threw shade on the duchess of Windsor

[@rafaelagarcia8309]

Such class and beauty... timeless.

[@midnightmilkman1]

She is Class & Grace at it's finest... where did it go.. leggings uggs scrunchies pajamas at the market or on a plane hair with roots growing out sneakers sweatpants in theatres.. a sight for sore eyes

[@Carolleemakesthings]

That’s my rant too!

[@ovh992]

Trashing Wallis Simpson. 😂😂😂 and i believe every word of it!

[@fortysomethingbadgirls2173]

She is beautiful today!

[@juancabezascaceres]

What a charming Lady!

[@delthomas6479]

What a delightful woman!

[@JoseGonzalez-bu6zj]

Love this lady

[@karenokeane6461]

Fascinating. Thank you for posting. This was fun and informative.

[@carroll11000]

So delightful ! What a treat!

[@AndersBu]

Thank you, Madame! Honest, respectful and with a touch ❤

[@Cindy-jy1lv]

I would've love to be there in that time to see the house of Dior.

[@erinwoempner1228]

Absolutely the most beautiful clothing. We need to go back to these days of women looking and behaving like women.

[@Maria_Svetlana8847]

Wow she nailed her job n what a coincidence i got a similar name to her irl😂

[@cadicorniche]

Absolutely fascinating and enlightening!

[@beatrizfl]

Beautiful #dior models

[@stephenwilliams1269]

Great interview. I agree this lady is very classy ans till very attractive. I the last 8 years there has been a turning point with much older models, some men but many more woman. About time too. Fashion is for everyone. Thank you for sharing the video.

[@wilburwilbur7241]

Stephen Williams Oh I agree!

[@avengernemesis7990]

Fashion as it should be. Cat walking so stylish This lady spoke beautifully, eloquently and oozed elegance.

[@ninja13b]

This is incredible!

[@rickyku3903]

Love it such a lady !!!!!! 💅🏻💃🏼

[@clementinemonroe717]

Back when models smiled and didn't walk like ponyboy

[@acastrohowell]

Loved it

[@juliehoffman6292]

Fascinating

[@arthursinclair9384]

Amazing

[@P0SHED]

Oh, she's soooo lovely!!!

[@buddy77587]

Fabulous!

[@emilsky2001]

Hopefully there is a China Machado clip during this time. But I know she only worked for Balenciaga and Givenchy

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

Tea! Thankyou, s!

[@phmac2402]

The fact that he used women of all ages, sizes and shape and paid overtime shows that Christian Dior truly was the designer of dreams.

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So Unique ❤️❤️❤️

[@slave4glue]

Wallace got dragged...

[@miriamhavard7621]

octagon_eight l'm sure she was used to it......

[@aigulru11]

That's always funny to recognise Russian accent... Great stories though...

[@NekoPink]

Wow

[@Booklivre]

Is there any way I can get in touch with this lovely lady !?! I would like to consult her on a few matters

[@sabrinajones6473]

I would where those clothes right now.

[@mariaelenavecchione2213]

When women were graceful.

[@tubeyhamster]

very interesting

[@UseYourManners123]

Social life was considered prostitute? What did she say? Yes she needs to tell more!!

[@glennvannijevelt1133]

That’s not what she said. She said modelling was considered prostitution, hence her social life was very limited. In Paris no prostitute can have decent social life. It is a very snobbish society. But courtesans, on the other hand, have the BEST social lives!

[@sydonie7401]

is she still alive?

[@angr3819]

What a pity the lady never had the occasion to wear the beautiful dress she had chosen. I wonder what became of it?

[@dominicweber]

I'm not really interested in the cabine-models of the Couture houses of the 1950s but more in the mannequins vedettes, the supermodels of the time, who changed the image of modelling. After them, even the Aristocrats would put their daughters in modelling schools. Their were beauties who had the freedom to choose their houses and presentations, who would only show collections and never do the fittings for the clients. They were stars, stars of the Parisian chic, right from the sky at night over the place Vendôme, the only place you can see the stars in Paris, as they say until this day. They were travelling a lot, envied, adored, admired from South Africa, the UAE to the USA. They were the epitome of French chic, an image, an ideal. The women themselves were completely lost behind that Fassade, but they never lost their charm. Still today, the couturiers believe that their spirits are in Paris, in the Cafés, on the streets, along with the ghosts of Dior, Fath, Chanel, Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Balmain, Lanvin, Vionnet, Poiret and Givenchy. Especially five of them were known: Freddy, Praline, Lucky, Bettina and Patricia. Great women, and never forgotten.

[@glennvannijevelt1133]

Oh. And that nasty Wallis Simpson......

[@wilburwilbur7241]

Glenn van Nijevelt she's not only nasty, she looks unpleasant....the part 3:32 to 3:35 ugly teeth and dried up face!

[@wilburwilbur7241]

So that Wallis Simpson waa unpleasant....when she herself....her face.... looks unpleasant!

[@wilburwilbur7241]

You can just look at that dried up face on her wedding to the man who abdicated the throne. She looks unpleasant..

[@merindymorgenson3184]

Does anyone know what the dress at 5:42-5:44 is called. It’s the one behind her in the majority of the interview as well. It’s so lovely!

[@lafeuille98]

That particular short evening dress is called "Porcelaine" made from pink silk faille and decorated with rosettes, from the debut Haute Couture collection by Yves Saint Laurent for the Maison Christian Dior for the Spring/Summer 1958 season baptised "Ligne Trapèze". Svetlana herself modelled this dress back in the day and was even photographed by Willy Maywald dressed in the same silhouette, as you can see in the video after they pan over the whole exhibit. Yves Saint Laurent's tenure at the Maison was quite distinctive by observing the profusion of roses and rosettes which he used to embellish the grandest of evening sheaths and ballgowns..

[@merindymorgenson3184]

@@lafeuille98 thank you so much for your interesting and informative reply. I just love that dress and I really appreciate knowing more about it! Thank you!

[@leenmattar3983]

Nowadays models are so fake, walking inelegantly and all have the same figure: Tall and Slim.

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Очаровательная Алла Ильчун!

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[@mataveparapong8585]

Wow you’re want people understand woman in deep. Si in not easy naa🙏🏻

[@meagain9649]

Not a fan when people speak ill of others... nice video except when she spoke ill of the royal lady... people always love to speak ill of others in public and its ugly and unbecoming

[@MarekPipi]

Duchess of Windsor sounds horrible lol

[@bobduvar]

French fitted clothes… Don't even think about a croissant or a beignet or anything else to eat !! Stay fitted until your death !

[@lilspring1057]

Nobody liked wallis simpson😅.. Rightfully.

[@billhosko7723]

ovely L!

[@rowandeesch6033]

You don't excist

[@alfreda2711]

Says he used all kinds of woman different sizes 🤣😂 they all look like they need a cheeseburger 🍔

[@katl3892]

Maybe because in the past there weren't so many fat people so different shapes and sizes meant something completely different.

[@UnderneathYourLingerie]

This was amazing!