Dior (Universe of Fashion) (Hardcover)

~ Marie-France Pochna (Author), Grace Mirabella (Foreword)

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With an ability to blend the outrageous and the elegant, the house of Dior expresses all the magic of fashion. Christian Dior first married the modern and the miraculous by transforming the role of haute couture at a time when it was confined to a privileged minority. A businessman as well as a poet, he made fashion responsible for expressing society s desires and fulfilling the dreams of millions of women. One could say he established the democratic course of fashion. For over fifty years, the name Dior has been synonymous with luxury and taste, and today, it is the genius John Galliano who perpetuates the tradition. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: The Vendome Press for Universe (July 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789300656
• ISBN-13: 978-0789300652
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #930,171 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, June 1, 2006

By	Olga Solodkaya (Lisle, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dior (Memoire) (Hardcover)

I expected this book to be filled with wonderful, vivid pictures and I was a bit let down. There are only 79 pages and they are no captions to explain the pictures at all! There is no organization, it seems like the author just threw in pictures with her eyes closed. They are mixed with the past Dior and the present Dior with John Galliano. For example, there is a picture of Galliano in the middle of the book and then, a few pages later, there is a B&W picture of a 1950's model in Dior. I know that the picture was from the 1950's because I've seen it before. There are no dates on any of the pictures.
If you really enjoy Dior then you should get this book but it's very small in shape and after you look at it once, you can put it away.