Christian Dior , famous French fashion leader and dress designer , is to hold a show in London . He has brough seven of his most competent mannequins to model his creations . Among the mannequins is one of the best known , she is Chinese extraction and her name is Alla . She has what almost amount to a mania about her hair and who dresses it , as soon as she arrived at her hotel she called in a hairdresser and had it dressed . She creates all her own styles . 24 April 1950