Christian Dior : designer of dreams /

Christian Dior : designer of dreams /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2017. © 2017
Description:	367 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Dior, Christian -- Exhibitions. Dior, Christian. Fashion designers -- France -- Paris -- Biography. Fashion designers -- France -- Paris -- Exhibitions. Fashion design -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. Motion picture actors and actresses -- Clothing -- Exhibitions. Celebrities -- Clothing -- Exhibitions. Aristocracy (Social class) -- Clothing -- Exhibitions. Aristocracy (Social class) -- Clothing. Celebrities -- Clothing. Fashion design. Fashion designers. France -- Paris. Exhibition catalogs. Biographies. Biographies. Biography. Exhibition catalogs. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11672242

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Other authors / contributors:	Cope, Nicholas Alan, photographer. Müller, Florence, 1957- editor. Davidson, Lisa, 1955- translator. Laruelle, Sally, translator.
ISBN:	9780500021545 0500021546
Notes:	"This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams', at the Musée des Art Décoratifs, Paris, July 5, 2017 to January 7, 2018". Includes bibliographical references. Translated into English from original French.
Summary:	"Christian Dior's first collection in 1947 heralded the birth of a new fashion silhouette for women. Here, seventy of the most memorable looks created by Christian Dior and his successors - Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri - have been specially selected and photographed in intimate detail. This essential volume also features those designs in original sketches, runway shots, and fashion shoots by the world's greatest fashion photographers, including Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, William Klein, and Helmut Newton. Exploring the classic elements of Dior in depth, the book covers the concept of line and architecture in fashion; the influence of history and art; the use of color; gardens and landscapes as sources of inspiration.Exhibition: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France (05.07.2017 - 07.01.2018)".

Table of Contents:

Christian Dior, the retrospective / by Pierre-Alexis Dumas
Forever Dior / by Bernard Arnault
Christian Dior and us / by Olivier Gabet, Florence Müller
The essence of couture / by Florence Müller
Dior in the press / by Jérôme Gautier
Christian Dior: his musée imaginaire / by Olivier Gabet
Christian Dior's apartment / by Patrick Mauriès
1947-2017 in 70 silhouettes
Timeline 1947-2017.