I love beautifully illustrated books from the publisher Assouline, so I am looking forward to their three volume series on Christian Dior.
“The pinnacle of French haute couture and savoir faire, the house of Dior is one of the world’s most celebrated luxury brands. Christian Dior envisioned a world of sophistication and elegance, a complete expression of the French tradition of high culture, artistry, and meticulous workmanship. With his fashions, Dior created idealized feminine shapes, seeking harmony and coherence in the lines of his designs. As a young man, Christian Dior had hoped to become an architect; his mother wanted him to be a diplomat: He was all that and more.
In three retrospective volumes presented in a collectible slipcase, Dior captures the most enduring images from each decade of the brand’s rich history. Immortalizing Dior’s fashion, jewelry, and fragrance collections, this addition to Assouline’s Mémoire series presents an objet as chic as its subject.”
Dior Perfume volume includes the perfumes and their ad campaigns.
Dior 3 Book Set
By Caroline Bongrand (Dior Fashion), Jerome Hanover (Dior Jewelry and Dior Perfume)
Each Volume: 6 X 8½” / 15.5 X 21.5 cm / 80 pages
240 total pages / 3 jacketed hardcover volumes in a slipcase
$75, available from Assouline.com
4 Comments
annemariec: Ha! That page opening displays a vintage ad for Miss Dior – ‘Le grand parfum de notre epoche’. Not any more, considering the way Dior has messed around with Miss Dior – formula, packaging naming …
Blah. April 23, 2012 at 11:55pm
Victoria: What’s more–whatever they are doing to Miss Dior, it no longer smells like itself. Yes, that’s the irony. So, clearly there is a disconnect between what Dior Parfums sees and the rest of us do. April 24, 2012 at 7:34am
eminere: Typo error: “3 Kacketed hardcover volumes in a slipcase”
I’m looking forward to the release of this series too April 25, 2012 at 5:45am
Victoria: Thank you! April 25, 2012 at 7:30am