Bella Hadid stepped out in New York on Wednesday wearing a look from Christian ... a sheer nude gown from Dior's spring 2004 collection, which was designed by the label's former creative director ...

On February 12, 1947, a new couturier named Christian ... in head-to-toe Dior, the designer set about building an empire of elegance, establishing outposts in New York, London, and Caracas.