Original photography and insightful text illuminate the House of Dior, including 150 of its most beautiful haute couture dresses by Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferre and John Galliano. Celebrity models from Suzy Parker to Kate Moss are immortalized in Dior by fashion photography legends from Irving Penn to Nick Knight.
This definitive anthology of one of the world’s foremost couture houses captures the ambiance, creativity, and fashion of each era. An added bonus: an appendix of the house’s 120 Haute Couture COLLECTIONS. AUTHOR: Elisabeth de Feydeau, a writer with a doctorate in history from the Sorbonne, has worked at some of the top brands in the French perfume industry. In 2011 she launched Arty Fragrance, a consulting company specialising in luxury fragrance development, communication, and training. A professor at the ISIPCA perfume school in Versailles, Feydeau has written several books, including ‘A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette’s Perfumer’ (Tauris, 2006). Feydeau also curates exhibitions and hosts workshops and conferences around the world. 130 illustrations