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Jeune fille en Dior
Avec Jeune fille en Dior, Annie Goetzinger signe une histoire complète sur le monde de la mode et l'un de ses plus grands noms : Christian Dior...
La Jeune fille en Dior, c'est Clara, une jeune chroniqueuse férue de mode, et notre guide dans les coulisses de la maison Dior... Le 12 février 1947, le Tout-Paris se presse avenue Montaigne pour assister au premier défilé d'un certain Christian Dior. Dans une envolée de longues jupes corolles, le défilé commence. L'assistance est médusée : c'est un triomphe ! Carmel Snow, du Harper's Bazar, s'écrie : « It's quite a revolution, your dresses have such a new look! » En un mot, la carrière du couturier est lancée, et l'histoire de Clara commence.
Jeune fille en Dior est un roman graphique ; une biographie dessinée et romancée qui ouvre l'univers de la mode et de la haute couture à la bande dessinée.
La Jeune fille en Dior, c'est Clara, une jeune chroniqueuse férue de mode, et notre guide dans les coulisses de la maison Dior... Le 12 février 1947, le Tout-Paris se presse avenue Montaigne pour assister au premier défilé d'un certain Christian Dior. Dans une envolée de longues jupes corolles, le défilé commence. L'assistance est médusée : c'est un triomphe ! Carmel Snow, du Harper's Bazar, s'écrie : « It's quite a revolution, your dresses have such a new look! » En un mot, la carrière du couturier est lancée, et l'histoire de Clara commence.
Jeune fille en Dior est un roman graphique ; une biographie dessinée et romancée qui ouvre l'univers de la mode et de la haute couture à la bande dessinée.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published October 31, 2013
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December 4, 2018
Girl in Dior is sort of out of my wheelhouse, focused as it is on fashion, and the Paris artist/author did a lot of glamour fashion comics work (she died last year at 66, RIP). I read this because I had just read her book about Collette, which I thought was just all right, and saw that a couple of my Goodreads friends liked this. It’s a kind of historical fictional story of Christian Dior’s fashion house focused on the later years before Dior died at 52.
Clara is a young journalist who meets Dior and becomes a model for Dior, then isn’t a model, and then again is, and Dior dies. She’s apparently the only non-fictional character in the book, so she kind of represents us: Wow, what if out of nowhere Dior picked me to walk his runaway in thes to-die-for dresses!? (Note, this is not ME asking this, as that would be comedy, at best, to see me in one of those dresses, though my mom did dress me twice as a girl for Halloween when I was a kid).
We don’t really get to know Clara, though, and there isn’t so much a story here as it is an occasion for Goetzinger to draw some of those great period dresses. The art is fabulous; the graphic novel, not so much. But if you are interested in fashion or design you might like it.
Clara is a young journalist who meets Dior and becomes a model for Dior, then isn’t a model, and then again is, and Dior dies. She’s apparently the only non-fictional character in the book, so she kind of represents us: Wow, what if out of nowhere Dior picked me to walk his runaway in thes to-die-for dresses!? (Note, this is not ME asking this, as that would be comedy, at best, to see me in one of those dresses, though my mom did dress me twice as a girl for Halloween when I was a kid).
We don’t really get to know Clara, though, and there isn’t so much a story here as it is an occasion for Goetzinger to draw some of those great period dresses. The art is fabulous; the graphic novel, not so much. But if you are interested in fashion or design you might like it.
September 13, 2021
The main character in this is fictional but set in Christian Dior's life. Her story, however, is not very compelling as everything that happens to her just falls into her lap. We don't learn much about Christian Dior's history either. It's more or less just a medium to showcase his designs through the art. The art is elegant and classic. It's gorgeous. That would be the only reason to pick this up.
December 22, 2020
Soy fan de los vestidos de alta costura, me parecen preciosos y en este libro me recordó por que me encantan tanto, los vestidos que hacia Dior eran preciosos y glamurosos.
April 30, 2015
This is an odd sort of graphic novel, if that is what you want to call it, I'm not sure. It's basically a shallow history of Christian Dior through the eyes of Clara. Through a strange set of circumstances she becomes a Dior model and this story vaguely follows some of her life as she works in Paris.
I say vaguely, and now I'm going to give two reviews for this book.
My first review is for the graphic part of the graphic novel. The illustrations are beautiful. I could look at them over and over again. The author obviously did a lot of research on the styles and techniques Dior used. The illustrations themselves tell so much about his fashion house and what they did. Honestly, this book could have stood alone WITHOUT words, that's how great the illustrations are. 5 Stars for the drawings.
Unfortunately, the text was awful. I'm not sure if the writer wasn't used to writing in English, or if this book was translated or if the writer was just awful. And I'm sorry, I really don't want to be insulting! The dialogue was so stilted and the narration seemed so completely vague that half the time I couldn't really tell what was going on.
It was almost as if the author got halfway through and either lost her will to illustrate or didn't really know what to do with the story. It's a great idea, and I give her credit for it, but the execution of the writing was subpar and the ending was terrible. I think this is a case where there should have been an author/illustrator pairing, for certain.
And finally, I think the publishers of this book should be ASHAMED of themselves for letting a book go out with a forward like that. It was horrifying. A foreward is supposed to explain something to you of the author and what they've written. This woman didn't really say ANYTHING about the author, just rambled on and on faux apologizing for not really writing a forward. OH YEAH, AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN READ THE THING. (not that I blame her there, but GEEZ LOUISE).
In summary, I would look at anything this author drew, and I hope she does far more illustrating in the future, but please, madame, get a writer for yourself.
I say vaguely, and now I'm going to give two reviews for this book.
My first review is for the graphic part of the graphic novel. The illustrations are beautiful. I could look at them over and over again. The author obviously did a lot of research on the styles and techniques Dior used. The illustrations themselves tell so much about his fashion house and what they did. Honestly, this book could have stood alone WITHOUT words, that's how great the illustrations are. 5 Stars for the drawings.
Unfortunately, the text was awful. I'm not sure if the writer wasn't used to writing in English, or if this book was translated or if the writer was just awful. And I'm sorry, I really don't want to be insulting! The dialogue was so stilted and the narration seemed so completely vague that half the time I couldn't really tell what was going on.
It was almost as if the author got halfway through and either lost her will to illustrate or didn't really know what to do with the story. It's a great idea, and I give her credit for it, but the execution of the writing was subpar and the ending was terrible. I think this is a case where there should have been an author/illustrator pairing, for certain.
And finally, I think the publishers of this book should be ASHAMED of themselves for letting a book go out with a forward like that. It was horrifying. A foreward is supposed to explain something to you of the author and what they've written. This woman didn't really say ANYTHING about the author, just rambled on and on faux apologizing for not really writing a forward. OH YEAH, AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN READ THE THING. (not that I blame her there, but GEEZ LOUISE).
In summary, I would look at anything this author drew, and I hope she does far more illustrating in the future, but please, madame, get a writer for yourself.
March 15, 2016
Mechanically well constructed. Beautiful binding, beautiful paper, beautiful colours that suit the 1940s glamour... but, other than mechanics... it was boring. There was no passion or feelings. It just fell flat. I would summarize the story as: "first my life was ok, then it was ok, and then it was ok again." Disappointing.
June 22, 2019
Girl in Dior caught my eye in the library because I'm hoping to take my wife to the Dior exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art. Knowing almost nothing about fashion or Christian Dior, I thought it would help give me some framework for the exhibit. It seems good for that, and I look forward to seeing some of these names and events at the museum.
I like the artwork, cleverly arranged in panels and from page to page. The titular character is fictional, and the story of Dior as seen in these pages is scattered and vague rather than comprehensive. But it's a nice glimpse into his world in his final decade—kind of whimsical, not inviting deeper questions about any of it.
The text is difficult. I suspect it's the fault of the English translation, which is often stilted and awkward, sometimes downright challenging to understand at all. It basically works, but it limits the effect of the book overall.
The preface: ??? I already feel like a fashion outsider as I open this book, and right away I'm greeted by a preface that makes no sense to me at all. That was really odd.
The collections of facts in the back matter were interesting and helpful.
I like the artwork, cleverly arranged in panels and from page to page. The titular character is fictional, and the story of Dior as seen in these pages is scattered and vague rather than comprehensive. But it's a nice glimpse into his world in his final decade—kind of whimsical, not inviting deeper questions about any of it.
The text is difficult. I suspect it's the fault of the English translation, which is often stilted and awkward, sometimes downright challenging to understand at all. It basically works, but it limits the effect of the book overall.
The preface: ??? I already feel like a fashion outsider as I open this book, and right away I'm greeted by a preface that makes no sense to me at all. That was really odd.
The collections of facts in the back matter were interesting and helpful.
December 27, 2020
Every now and then I get into a phase where I am really into fashion, past and present. You would never know it to look at me but I am totally into the fashion scene...the girlier the better. And Dior is one of my favorites. This was a graphic novel about a young writer who becomes a model for Dior through some random circumstances...and then stops modeling when she falls in love. I loved the story and I loved the pictures...not much more than that to say about it...other than it was a fast and easy read with some beautiful drawings thrown in. :)
May 14, 2017
A girl falls into the world of high fashion and then out of it and then back in again. A so-so storyline that should have been elevated by, come on, Dior! Sadly, that was not the case.
I would have enjoyed this more if it had just been panels of the dresses rather than pretending to be a story.
Literally, a girl in Dior on each page would have been epic.
Only recommended for serious fashionistas or those who study graphic novel art. Every one else, strut your stuff on down the library aisle and pick another book.
I would have enjoyed this more if it had just been panels of the dresses rather than pretending to be a story.
Literally, a girl in Dior on each page would have been epic.
Only recommended for serious fashionistas or those who study graphic novel art. Every one else, strut your stuff on down the library aisle and pick another book.
August 18, 2019
Pretty art.
Pretty dresses.
Pretty pointless.
Pretty dresses.
Pretty pointless.
June 5, 2016
First of all, the illustrations in this book are stunning. 5 stars for the art. Zero stars for the story. It was a weird focus of some random facts about Dior and a fictional character named Clara being magically intertwined with the Dior fashion house. Clara's story wasn't believable at all, and Dior's story wasn't coherent. The actual text on each page was confusing and vague. The characters' dialogue was composed of everyone saying one line that had little to do with the lines that came before or after it. If you're interested in beautiful art, flip through the pictures but skip the reading.
March 4, 2019
GIRL IN DIOR
Written and Illustrated by Annie Goetzinger
2015; NBM Publishing (128 pages)
Genre: Graphic novel, fashion, imagined life
(Review Not on Blog)
RATING: 3.5 STARS
I love the illustrations, especially of the Dior dresses, but the book does lack in real storytelling. We get to see the "life" and fashion of Dior, but don't really gleam anything further than what we can read on Wikipedia. I enjoyed it for the dresses and images.
Written and Illustrated by Annie Goetzinger
2015; NBM Publishing (128 pages)
Genre: Graphic novel, fashion, imagined life
(Review Not on Blog)
RATING: 3.5 STARS
I love the illustrations, especially of the Dior dresses, but the book does lack in real storytelling. We get to see the "life" and fashion of Dior, but don't really gleam anything further than what we can read on Wikipedia. I enjoyed it for the dresses and images.
August 28, 2021
Beautiful illustrations of dresses.
October 5, 2015
12th February, 1947: Fashion designer Christian Dior, from a family that manufactured fertilizers and detergent but crashed in the 30s, has now—with financing by a textile giant—set up his own fashion house, and today is the day Dior opens its doors to welcome a list of elite invitees to view its inaugural designs. Alongside the likes of Rita Hayworth and Carmel Snow (of Harper’s Bazaar) is a quiet, timid journalist named Clara Nohant, come to report on the show for a fashion magazine.
Clara’s article is good enough to draw her to the attention of Monsieur Dior, eventually—because of a mishap that occurs later. And Dior offers her a job: be one of the models, or, as he calls the women who showcase his dresses, ‘young ladies’. This is the story of how Clara Nohant goes from being a ‘dowdy’ journalist to a Dior model.
Which might sound thoroughly intriguing and interesting, but falls sadly flat on the story front. As far as plot is concerned, this graphic novel has only a wisp of one, and that so bland, it just doesn’t work. Clara, in her own ‘biography’ (though she’s a fictional character, as Anne Goetzinger clarifies), is really not the focus of the book at all—Christian Dior is.
And even Christian Dior not so much as his dresses and his fashion house. In these pages are some interesting snippets of information about how fashion shows were organized; who were the people who ruled the fashion world (at least in the West) in the post-war period; how designs were turned into dresses, and so on. Just snippets, tantalizing glimpses of how fashion worked back then. There are bits and pieces about Dior himself—for example, about how he owned a series of dogs, all named Bobby, and how each year’s showing always included a design named Bobby. Or how Dior’s long skirts enraged American women, causing massive protests against the French designer in the US. Or how Yves Saint Laurent worked at Dior before setting up his own line.
I must admit I’m not very interested or knowledgeable about fashion; this graphic novel, though, gets three stars from me for two reasons:
(a) It made me a little knowledgeable about Dior, and I always like books from which I learn something; and
(b) The drawings. Oh, the drawings. Beautiful, elegant, very Dior. I’m keeping the book just because of them: they’re a sight for sore eyes.
Clara’s article is good enough to draw her to the attention of Monsieur Dior, eventually—because of a mishap that occurs later. And Dior offers her a job: be one of the models, or, as he calls the women who showcase his dresses, ‘young ladies’. This is the story of how Clara Nohant goes from being a ‘dowdy’ journalist to a Dior model.
Which might sound thoroughly intriguing and interesting, but falls sadly flat on the story front. As far as plot is concerned, this graphic novel has only a wisp of one, and that so bland, it just doesn’t work. Clara, in her own ‘biography’ (though she’s a fictional character, as Anne Goetzinger clarifies), is really not the focus of the book at all—Christian Dior is.
And even Christian Dior not so much as his dresses and his fashion house. In these pages are some interesting snippets of information about how fashion shows were organized; who were the people who ruled the fashion world (at least in the West) in the post-war period; how designs were turned into dresses, and so on. Just snippets, tantalizing glimpses of how fashion worked back then. There are bits and pieces about Dior himself—for example, about how he owned a series of dogs, all named Bobby, and how each year’s showing always included a design named Bobby. Or how Dior’s long skirts enraged American women, causing massive protests against the French designer in the US. Or how Yves Saint Laurent worked at Dior before setting up his own line.
I must admit I’m not very interested or knowledgeable about fashion; this graphic novel, though, gets three stars from me for two reasons:
(a) It made me a little knowledgeable about Dior, and I always like books from which I learn something; and
(b) The drawings. Oh, the drawings. Beautiful, elegant, very Dior. I’m keeping the book just because of them: they’re a sight for sore eyes.
August 2, 2021
I'm not tired, I just happen to have a Dior complexion.
Dior used to overwork himself and his crew, dying from a heart attack at the age of 52 right after retirement (everyone's nightmare). Although this book is not a memoir of a girl that worked closely to Dior, it's nonetheless an interesting retelling of what it would've been like to work for the fashion legend. Having said that, this is where the story becomes a blur because the author refused to give her a spotlight. Instead, she shines it on Dior as if he were the main character, and yet we only know the girl's view of him. With all the research that went into this book, it would've been more interesting to read ''Dior in Dior'' (it's a working title).
The illustrations were beautifully hand drawn with soft hints of color. Prepare to see many cameos from various celebrities during fashion week.
Dior used to overwork himself and his crew, dying from a heart attack at the age of 52 right after retirement (everyone's nightmare). Although this book is not a memoir of a girl that worked closely to Dior, it's nonetheless an interesting retelling of what it would've been like to work for the fashion legend. Having said that, this is where the story becomes a blur because the author refused to give her a spotlight. Instead, she shines it on Dior as if he were the main character, and yet we only know the girl's view of him. With all the research that went into this book, it would've been more interesting to read ''Dior in Dior'' (it's a working title).
The illustrations were beautifully hand drawn with soft hints of color. Prepare to see many cameos from various celebrities during fashion week.
April 21, 2016
Winner of: YALSA 2016 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.
You only have to look at the cover to know that the art is beautiful. It is so lovely that I flipped through this graphic novel several times. Given the lovely art the lackluster story is doubly disappointing. It reads like a boring memoir or biography of a woman whose life intersects with Christian Dior (yes, that Dior), but then at the end you read that this woman, the main character in this story, is a figment of the author's imagination, and was inserted into Dior's life to illustrate what? I'm not sure. The text is uninspired and without passion, and given that we are immersed in the fashion world, among models, and a creative genius, it just does not make any sense that it is so. Still, I would recommend that fashionistas and artists pick up a copy from the library so you an feast your eyes on the wonderful art in this one.
You only have to look at the cover to know that the art is beautiful. It is so lovely that I flipped through this graphic novel several times. Given the lovely art the lackluster story is doubly disappointing. It reads like a boring memoir or biography of a woman whose life intersects with Christian Dior (yes, that Dior), but then at the end you read that this woman, the main character in this story, is a figment of the author's imagination, and was inserted into Dior's life to illustrate what? I'm not sure. The text is uninspired and without passion, and given that we are immersed in the fashion world, among models, and a creative genius, it just does not make any sense that it is so. Still, I would recommend that fashionistas and artists pick up a copy from the library so you an feast your eyes on the wonderful art in this one.
March 27, 2017
I get what other reviewers are saying about this book, that the story is slight and that it seems a little chaotic, but I enjoyed it for its elegance and for the bitter-sweet ending. The art is sensational, I would buy this for the picture of the outfit called "Amour" alone (page 19 in my edition) - amazing color and movement! I also loved the way that the colors in the book became muted toward the end, reflecting well the narrative. I've always had a fascination with the fashion world and its processes, probably because it's so completely alien to me, and so I may be more open to this than other readers. But I do also think that there's more going on in here than seems to be the case on first read. I also loved the non-introduction introduction by one of my favorite authors, Anna Gavalda. Despite being modern in tone it set the scene for creativity quite well.
August 27, 2021
The protagonist of the book is fictional but Christian Dior, his world, and his entourage were very real. This was an inspired way to show pieces of that world in a way that changes from an outsider's point-of-view to an insider's. The art is beautiful. The elegant and beauty of the models and the dresses is very clear. I appreciated the realistic moments when some of the models changed careers or life paths.
August 5, 2016
Not recommended. An insult to comic writers everywhere. Stick to weekend articles in the local paper.
January 8, 2018
Bonito, curioso y sobre todo informativo. No sabía absolutamente nada de este diseñador y de todo lo que fue capaz de crear en apenas 10 años.
October 11, 2020
Een best OK graphic novel over Clara, een vrouw die begint als modejournaliste maar al snel werkt met Dior zelf als een van zijn modellen/mannequins. Ik vond het af en toe een tikje saai en af en toe had ik het gevoel dat er iets miste. Zijn dood kwam ook best abrupt. Het ene moment zat hij met Clara te dineren en vertelde dat hij rust nodig had... het volgende moment gaan we naar het stuk waar hij is overleden. Ik had daar net een iets betere overgang gezien.
Maar ik vond de mode-stukken erg mooi, en leuk om weer wat meer over Dior te lezen en wat hij allemaal deed. Het was echt een lieve man die het beste voor heeft voor zijn meisjes en degenen die met hem werkten.
Ik vond het leuk om Clara wat meer uit haar schulp te zien komen en ik was ook blij dat ze nog een tweede kans kreeg, en wat voor een tweede kans.
Ik vond het wel verdrietig voor Clara wat ze op een gegeven moment meemaakte, arme vrouw. :(
De tekeningen waren best mooi gedaan.
Maar ik vond de mode-stukken erg mooi, en leuk om weer wat meer over Dior te lezen en wat hij allemaal deed. Het was echt een lieve man die het beste voor heeft voor zijn meisjes en degenen die met hem werkten.
Ik vond het leuk om Clara wat meer uit haar schulp te zien komen en ik was ook blij dat ze nog een tweede kans kreeg, en wat voor een tweede kans.
Ik vond het wel verdrietig voor Clara wat ze op een gegeven moment meemaakte, arme vrouw. :(
De tekeningen waren best mooi gedaan.
March 7, 2022
"Una chica Dior" es el cómic ideal para los amantes de la moda. A través de una periodista que recuerda a Audrey Hepburn, Goetzinger nos sumerge en los orígenes de la Maison Dior.
Cuando empiezas a leerlo, piensas que te vas a encontrar con un libro en el que te van a vender una imagen idílica de Dior y toda la historia se va a centrar en el célebre diseñador de moda. Sin embargo, las verdaderas protagonistas de esta historia son las mujeres que rodearon al inventor del New Look: Madame Luling, Yolande, Mitzah Bricard, Madame Zehnacker...Lo mejor es que la autora es capaz de dotar de personalidad a estas colaboradoras, a pesar de ser las secundarias de la historia.+
A nivel visual, es una gozada pasar por las páginas de este cómic, sobre todo de las escenas en las que se recrean los desfiles. El tipo de dibujo que ha escogido Goetzinger para esta obra evoca a los figurines de las revistas del siglo XX.
Cuando empiezas a leerlo, piensas que te vas a encontrar con un libro en el que te van a vender una imagen idílica de Dior y toda la historia se va a centrar en el célebre diseñador de moda. Sin embargo, las verdaderas protagonistas de esta historia son las mujeres que rodearon al inventor del New Look: Madame Luling, Yolande, Mitzah Bricard, Madame Zehnacker...Lo mejor es que la autora es capaz de dotar de personalidad a estas colaboradoras, a pesar de ser las secundarias de la historia.+
A nivel visual, es una gozada pasar por las páginas de este cómic, sobre todo de las escenas en las que se recrean los desfiles. El tipo de dibujo que ha escogido Goetzinger para esta obra evoca a los figurines de las revistas del siglo XX.
February 7, 2019
Good supplementary reading before I see the Dior exhibit at the Denver Museum of Art.
October 26, 2023
Great artwork but this overwhelmingly elitist fictional tale focuses more on wispy gossip than the actual history of the luxury fashion house 😒
July 3, 2024
I think the author got done dirty in translation but also the art was kinda meh so all in all this was a flop for me
April 14, 2021
Acquistato con la consapevolezza che i disegni valessero molto di più della storia , confermo l'impressione iniziale e le varie opinioni trovate sul web: disegni meravigliosi, con straordinaria cura del dettaglio in grado di fornire un delizioso insight all'interno della maison (le pagine finali con le schede dei singoli modelli e i dettagli tecnici su tessuti e accessori sono una vera chicca), storia assolutamente inconsistente che non approda da nessuna parte e che si conclude in modo altrettanto inconsistente, se non peggio. Sono comunque contenta di averlo preso perché mon dieu, è come avere fra le mani un numero di Vogue degli anni 40/50, un tesoro nel vero senso della parola.
5 stelle ai disegni, 2 (piuttosto generose) alla storia.
5 stelle ai disegni, 2 (piuttosto generose) alla storia.
November 8, 2015
Clunky. Underdeveloped. Beautiful pictures of dresses. Not a very good biography of Dior or creating the Dior dress. This could have been fantastic, but it didn't even reach the fail point. It never lifted off the ground. Not good. The one star is given not out of hatred (which is usually the reason for me) but because I came into this book with little expectations and I left feeling "Wow. What was the point of that?" There is no story, no character development, hardly any bones of biography or history going on, the art style was hugely lacking for something dealing about Dior and the silhouette that made his mark on fashion, and the book was just plain boring.
Editors/Publishers--come on! You can do better than this!
Editors/Publishers--come on! You can do better than this!
July 13, 2016
How serendipitous it was to read this book at the same time I read Mrs. 'arris Goes to Paris. Both take on Dior and fashion and Paris as they were, and, read together, complement each other like a good wine with a delicious entree.
The story is simple: a young poor girl is plucked from the crowd to become a fabulous Dior model. It's the stuff of fairy tales, with the girl sent out into the world of the rich and famous where she finds a suitably rich husband and lives a grand life.
But the strength of the book is in the illustrations that make this unusual graphic novel, illustrations of amazing dresses and hats and skirts and hairdos. It's a lovely little peek into a world that doesn't exist any more. And I'm glad I got to visit it.
The story is simple: a young poor girl is plucked from the crowd to become a fabulous Dior model. It's the stuff of fairy tales, with the girl sent out into the world of the rich and famous where she finds a suitably rich husband and lives a grand life.
But the strength of the book is in the illustrations that make this unusual graphic novel, illustrations of amazing dresses and hats and skirts and hairdos. It's a lovely little peek into a world that doesn't exist any more. And I'm glad I got to visit it.
October 1, 2016
So the artwork in this book is its only redeeming quality, and by the end even that couldn't really save what ended up being a bit of a nostalgia/self-insert/mary-sue train wreck. It would help if the main character was in fact real and not fictional, but her easy as pie rags to riches everyone loves me narrative strikes me as pretty dumb for lack of a more nuanced perspective. Literally everyone likes her and nothing bad ever happens!
It would also help if more of the book actually focused on Christian Dior. But his work is only briefly touched on, as it intersects with Clara's effortless rise to power.
It would also help if more of the book actually focused on Christian Dior. But his work is only briefly touched on, as it intersects with Clara's effortless rise to power.
June 2, 2015
This one was frankly just a bit odd for me. On the positive side I loved the art in the book. On the negative, it felt like it was missing substance. Heck even the forward isn't even worth reading (they basically jabber awkwardly and then just tell you they haven't even read the book). Its interesting to see the beginnings of the Dior fashion house from the inside, but it just left me wanting something more from the characters and the story as a whole.
February 2, 2018
Es un bluf total, una historia ridícula de una periodista de moda bastante parecida a la pavisosa de Anne Hataway en El Diablo viste de Prada, que acaba siendo modelo de Dior y casándose con un noble inglés. Si te gusta la moda y sabes algo sobre ella quizás tenga algún interés. A mí que no distingo un fruncido de un drapeado me ha parecido una memez. Eso sí, es bonito.
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