India, June 2 -- A woman, a resistance fighter, a concentration camp survivor, and a cultivator of rose gardens; that was Catherine Dior for you. The extraordinary woman who inspired the iconic Miss Dior perfume.

In 1947, right after the Second World War ended, when France desperately craved joy, Christian Dior asked perfumer Paul Vacher, "Make me a perfume that smells like love." Soon, the perfume was made; however, Christian Dior couldn't come up with a name for it. But a chance encounter led him to name the perfume after his sister. Here's how:

According to a 2021 Forbes report, Christian Dior was still searching for a name for his fragrance when, during a meeting with his muse, Mitzah Bricard, his sister, Catherine Dior, walked in a...