Dior 60th Year Anniversary Book by Assouline

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On the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary, the House of Dior presents a monumental recounting of its history, imparted through its exceptional legacy: one hundred and fifty of its most beautiful dresses. This magnificent, four-hundred-page book, unveils its most beautiful Haute Couture dresses captured with original photography and unique, insightful texts which annotating Christian Dior and its couturiers from Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, and Gianfranco Ferré to John Galliano. press reviews, photographs of celebrity models from Suzy Parker to Kate Moss, each immortalized in Dior by the fashion photographers of the time, from Irving Penn to Nick Knight. This definitive anthology of one of the world's foremost couture houses captures the feel of each era, the grand ambiance, creativity and an assortment of presentations, fashion shows, ateliers and clients from every period: it's all here. An added bonus: a list of the house's one hundred and twenty Haute Couture collections, including their launch dates, themes, and designers which are listed in the appendix. About the Author A professor of liberal arts, Farid Chenoune is a fashion historian, an instructor at the Institute Francais de la mode and the Ecole nationale superieure des arts decoratifs. He is also the author of several books, including A History of Men's Fashion and Beneath It All: A Century of French Lingerie and Yves Saint Laurent: Smoking Forever.

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