Sinclair:Vogue on,Christian Dior

Klappentext Vogue on Designers is a new series of fashion books which tell the fascinating stories of iconic designers accompanied by world-class photographs and illustrations from the Vogue archive.In 1947! Christian Dior stunned the fashion world with his first collection! the 'New Look'! that transformed the way women dressed. Dior continued to send shockwaves with his later shows! significantly altering the fashion landscape during the ten years of his career as a couturier. Vogue On Christian Dior recounts Dior's search for the perfect line and how his unique style and vision of women's ideal silhouette developed.More than any designer before him! Dior embraced the dual aspects of creativity and commerce! becoming the first couturier to licence his products in 1949. One of the most famous designers of the twentieth century! his name still fronts one of the most successful haute couture.