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Christian Dior and Germany 1947-1957

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This huge, high-quality softbound volume is, in brief, a most fitting tribute to the great Christian Dior on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. The book is filled with superb full-page photography, mostly in black and white, of everything Dior, from his gowns to his accessories to his atelier in Paris and his fashion shows. As the book's title implies, the focus is on Dior's connections with Germany in his great years, 1947-1957. Several of the photographs feature the immortal Berliner Marlene Dietrich in Dior creations. Altogether a wonderful book!

In the early postwar years, Christian Dior, a true artist and "amoureux des femmes" (women's lover), created an ideal dream world of beauty, poetry and creativity to counter harsh reality and "regain a piece of all the happiness that had been lost". That what this great book is all about. A 2007 exhibition catalogue actually, it is full of wonderful documents (photos by Willie Maywald, Irving Penn,Horst P. Horst, Walde Ruth...) and very precise informations about not only gorgeous Dior models, but also accessories, with a very detailed focus on Dior costume jewellery."An outstanding proof of the miracle that arose in the fusion of artwork and craftsmanship, industrial dynamism and business acumen... in the person of Christian Dior".

Visual treat. Christian Dior legacy in all its glamour and la belle epoque. Superbe. C'est magnifique.