Celebrating Dior¿s floral inspirations in fashion and perfume this unique volume features a
portfolio of rose portraits by acclaimed fashion photographer Nick Knight. For Christian Dior
perfume was ¿a door opening into a hidden world.¿ His first Miss Dior inspired by the lush
gardens of his childhood home in Normandy forged an inextricable link between his fashion and
fragrance creations. Other scents were inspired by evenings in southern France lit with
fireflies and scented with jasmine. The rose bowers of his family home in Granville his old
mill country house and the Château de la Colle Noire near Grasse¿where jasmine tuberose and
May roses reign supreme and are still cultivated¿inspired Dior¿s most memorable creations.
Flowers were also at the heart of Dior¿s fashion from the women-flowers that inspired the late
1940s New Look to the swishing blossom-like ball gowns embroidered with lavish floral motifs.
They have inspired all of the designers who followed him at the House of Dior from Yves St
Laurent to John Galliano and Raf Simons to Maria Grazia Chiuri. This extraordinary volume
blooms with color and inspiration and includes rose portraits by Nick Knight previously
unpublished archival documents exquisite details of embroidery and fabrics perfumes fashion
sketches and sublime fashion photographs.
