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Christian Dior (Arabic, English, Hardcover)
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Christian Dior (Arabic, English, Hardcover)
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Christian Dior was born in Granville, a seaside town on the coast
of Normandy, France: while his family had hoped that he would
become a diplomat, Dior preferred art. His preternatural talent
resulted in him being hired by Robert Piquet in 1937, and
subsequently worked alongside Pierre Balmain and Lucien Lelong.
Dior was an instant sensation after the Second World War. His
designs, which asserted femininity, were a strong rebuke to the
utilitarian, unisex clothing of wartime and came to symbolise the
'New Look'. Dior had an extremely close relationship with his
sister, Catherine - honouring her work during the war in the French
Resistance with the popular perfume Miss Dior. She was his muse.
The book features around 60 haute couture designs from the
collections of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs along with an
equivalent number of iconic pieces belonging to Dior Heritage (the
house's own archives of original runway prototypes or garments
ordered by clients), supplemented by fragrances and accessories.
The items on display thus offer a panorama of Christian Dior's
haute couture creations since 1947, always the epitome of modern
elegance, with the selection taking as its unifying thread the
fabric of dreams and the passing on of an aesthetic vision. Text in
English and Arabic.
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