Christian Dior

Capturing the highlights of a major V&A exhibition, this stunning volume celebrates the House of Dior from its foundation in 1947 to the present day. Haute-couture gowns by Christian Dior and the illustrious creative directors who followed him--Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri--are showcased here, atmospherically photographed by Laziz Hamani. Archival material--including design sketches by Christian Dior--and press and fashion photography provide colorful context, amplified by introductory texts to each section by V&A Fashion Curator Oriole Cullen. An opening chapter by Cullen looks at Dior's creative collaborations with influential British manufacturers, and his most notable British clients, from Princess Margaret to author Nancy Mitford and ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn. It also revisits Dior's spectacular fashion shows staged in England's most luxurious stately homes, including at Blenheim Palace in 1954.


Author: Oriole Cullen, Connie Karol Burks
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Published: 04/09/2019
Pages: 226
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.80lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.30w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781851779901
ISBN10: 1851779906
BISAC Categories:
- Design | Fashion & Accessories

About the Author
Oriole Cullen is curator of Fashion and Textiles at the V&A. Connie Karol Burks is assistant curator, Furniture, Textiles and Fashion, at the V&A.