His first offering, the Spring 1958 Trapeze collection, practically saved the house from financial ruin.
When Dior died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 1957, the then-21-year-old Saint Laurent was made the creative director of the prestigious maison. Brunhoff showed the sketches to Christian Dior, who hired the talented young designer as an assistant in 1955. In 1953, Saint Laurent’s drawings caught the attention of Michel de Brunhoff, who was editor-in-chief of French Vogue at the time. He became the creative director of Christian Dior aged 21
