“Delphine has such a daunting résumé as a leader in fashion at Dior that I, like everyone, am in awe of what she has done and of the wisdom and care with which she has done it,” said Vogue ’s Anna Wintour onstage at The Fashion Awards presented by Pandora in London last night. She was there to present Christian Dior CEO Delphine Arnault with the Special Recognition Award for her exceptional contribution to the fashion industry.

Arnault’s CV is, indeed, expansive and includes a stint at consultancy firm McKinsey before moving on to work for LVMH, which her father Bernard founded in the 1980s. Starting at John Galliano’s own label in 2000 (when he was creatively leading Dior), she moved a year later to work for Christian Dior as deputy managing director. In 2013, Arnault was appointed exe

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