Dior: The Perfumes

by Chandler Burr, Terri Weifenbach (Photographs), Vincent Leret (Contributor)

An exquisite exploration of the relationship between Christian Dior and perfumes, celebrating sixty-five years of inspiration, innovation, and style.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Fashion

292 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 2014

About the author

Chandler Burr is the New York Times scent critic and author of The Perfect Scent, The Emperor of Scent, and A Separate Creation. He has written for The Atlantic and The New Yorker. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Suzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Giant coffee table book filled with full color plates about Dior's perfumes. Includes a short bio of Dior and a short section on Grasse, which will be very welcome for fans for Burr's 'The Perfect Scent.' Most of the book is dedicated to short pieces on each major Dior scent's notes, inspiration, history, ad campaigns, and bottle design, a few even including 'related' scents. (The Poison section discusses the original and, for example, the other later scents under the Poison name.) It is a terrific book and well worth a look just for Rene Gruau's illustrations. As you'd suspect, this is A: expensive and B: probably has a limited audience. It's gorgeous, though, and if you have any interest, check it out.

If you are wondering, I got it from the library. Also my favorite Dior scent is 'Eau de Dolce Vita.' (Pear blossoms... lovely.)

[Akansha · Rating 5 out of 5]

i want to read this book for my project