Miss Dior - A Story of Courage and Couture (from the acclaimed author of Coco Chanel) (Hardcover, Main)

Miss Dior is a wartime story of freedom and fascism, beauty and betrayal and 'a gripping story' (Antonia Fraser). 'Exceptional . . . Miss Dior is so much more than a biography. It's about how necessity can drive people to either terrible deeds or acts of great courage, and how beauty can grow from the worst kinds of horror.' DAILY TELEGRAPH Miss Dior explores the relationship between the visionary designer Christian Dior and his beloved younger sister Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity. Justine Picardie's journey takes her to wartime Paris, where Christian honed his couture skills while Catherine dedicated herself to the French Resistance and the battle against the Nazis, until she was captured by the Gestapo and deported to the German concentration camp of Ravensbruck. Tracing the wartime paths of the Dior siblings leads Picardie deep into other hidden histories, and different forms of resistance and sisterhood. She discovers what it means to believe in beauty and hope, despite our knowledge of darkness and despair, and reveals the timeless solace of the natural world in the aftermath of devastation and destruction. 'Extraordinary . . . Picardie uses her investigative reporting skills . . . the result is Netflix-worthy and the pace page-turning . . . Catherine's story shines - the quiet Dior who preferred flowers to fashion, the unsung heroine who survived the abuse of the Third Reich to help liberate France.' SUNDAY TIMES

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2021
Authors:	Justine Picardie
Dimensions:	235 x 170 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	448
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-35652-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	0-571-35652-4
Barcode:	9780571356522

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