Guy Douvier

In house clothing designer for Christian Dior in early 1960's.

Mr. Douvier was born in Noumea in New Caledonia and studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He went to work with Coco Chanel in 1955 and later with the house of Dior. In 1961, Dior transferred him to its Christian Dior-New York unit, in the garment district. He was the first of the Dior designers to be specifically assigned to Seventh Avenue, and he remained there until 1969, when he was succeeded by Gaston Berthelot. Guy Douvier was known for popular and reasonably priced designs. (NY Times Obituary)