EAN: 9780500021545

CHRISTIAN DIOR - FLORENCE MÜLLER OLIVIER GABET ...

Original catalogue to the Paris exhibition and a core part of the blockbuster retrospective at
the V&A.    It was in 1947 that Christian Dior presented his first collection and heralded the
birth of a new fashion silhouette for women. After the austerity of the war years  the cinched
waistlines  full skirts and soft shoulders of the New Look came to embody a revival of Parisian
luxury. Paris regained its place as the global capital of fashion and the name of Dior became a
synonym for haute couture.   For this book  published to mark the 70th anniversary of the House
of Dior  seventy of the most memorable looks created 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 fascinating detail. These wonderful designs
are also featured in sketches  runway shots and fashion shoots by the world's greatest fashion
photographers  including Irving Penn  Richard Avedon  Cecil Beaton  William Klein  Helmut
Newton  Patrick Demarchelier  Paolo Roversi  Peter Lindbergh  Mario Testino and Nick Knight.  
The seventy 'looks' are prefaced by essays from Olivier Gabet  Jérôme Gautier  Patrick Mauriès
and Florence Müller. Recurring themes from the history of Dior are discussed in depth: the
concept of line and architecture in fashion  the influence of history and art (the Palace of
Versailles  the Empire style  Impressionism  the Belle Époque  the Ballets Russes  Picasso 
Dalí  Pollock)  the use of colour  the influence of gardens and landscapes as sources of
inspiration  and  of course  the brand's muses and famous clients: the Duchess of Windsor 
Marlene Dietrich  Princess Grace of Monaco  Marilyn Monroe  Elizabeth Taylor  Isabelle Adjani 
Princess Diana  Marion Cotillard  Charlize Theron  Natalie Portman  Jennifer Lawrence and more.

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