Christian Dior is credited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, becoming an overnight fashion icon in 1947 with the launch of his 'New Look': sumptuous hourglass silhouettes that provided a welcome tonic to the austerity of wartime. His great success, and the worldwide fame that followed, were based on the designer's subtle understanding of fashion, haute couture, style, elegance, and women: a perspective and vision best revealed in Dior's own words, collected here for the first time.


Christian Dior, rightly described as the "Designer of Dreams" in the recent successful Dior house exhibition that attracted millions of visitors worldwide, was an unparalleled arbiter in the world of haute couture. Dior was generous with his advice on everything from style and dress sense ("No elegant woman blindly follows fashion," he once declared), to his insights into the creative process, invaluable for any budding designer.


Presented in a beautiful package and an accessible format, The World According to Christian Dior is a great gift for fashion fans, published to mark the house's 75th anniversary.

Language: English.