Christian Dior
Subtitle: designer of dreams
By: photographs by Nicholas Alan Cope ; scientific coordinator Florence Müller ; translation from French Lisa Davidson, Sally Laruelle
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780500021545
Subjects: Exhibitions; Aristocracy (Social class); Celebrities; Fashion designers; Fashion design; Motion picture actors and actresses; Clothing; Biography; History
Description: "Christian Dior's first collection in 1947 heralded the birth of a new fashion silhouette for women. Here, seventy of the most memorable looks created by Christian Dior and his successors - Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri - have been specially selected and photographed in intimate detail. This essential volume also features those designs in original sketches, runway shots, and fashion shoots by the world's greatest fashion photographers, including Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, William Klein, and Helmut Newton. Exploring the classic elements of Dior in depth, the book covers the concept of line and architecture in fashion; the influence of history and art; the use of color; gardens and landscapes as sources of inspiration.Exhibition: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France (05.07.2017 - 07.01.2018)".
Notes: "This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams', at the Musée des Art Décoratifs, Paris, July 5, 2017 to January 7, 2018".

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Christian Dio, the retrospective / by Pierre-Alexis Dumas; title: Forever Dior / by Bernard Arnault; title: Christian Dior and us / by Olivier Gabet, Florence Müller; title: The essence of couture / by Florence Müller; title: Dior in the press / by Jérôme Gautier; title: Christian Dior: his musée imaginaire / by Olivier Gabet; title: Christian Dior's apartment / by Patrick Mauriès; title: 1947-2017 in 70 silhouettes; title: Timeline 1947-2017.