Christian Dior: The Biography Paperback - 2009
by Pochna, Marie-France ; Galliano, John
The lavishly illustrated, sparkling portrait of the pioneering arbiter of style, the creator of the New Look, with an introduction by John Galliano
Christian Dior, the legendary French fashion designer,caused a worldwide sensation in 1947, in a Paris stillgroping to recover from the devastations of wartimeoccupation. Reintroducing the flowing, ankle-length skirt,Dior gave women back their long-lost sense of freedom,femininity, and joie de vivre. Dior's collection with itspinched waste and generous folds of fabric, was dubbed the"New Look" by the press, especially the American fashionjournalists. Dior was crowned "The King of Fashion," andhe immediately reestablished Paris as the center of thefashion world.
With elegance, precision, and impeccable research, Marie-France Pochna recreates this one-of-a-kind world ofglamour and luxury and situates Dior's fairy-tale career inthe rich tapestry of Paris cultural life.
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- Title Christian Dior: The Biography
- Author Pochna, Marie-France ; Galliano, John
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- Edition 1st Edition 1st
- Pages 320
- Language ENG
- Publisher Overlook TP, New York
- Date 2009-07-28
- ISBN 9781590200827
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