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Dior: The Collections, 1947-2017
A stunning and comprehensive overview of the legendary house of Dior, from its founding in 1947 to today, featuring over 170 collections presented through original catwalk photography
“An extraordinary collection.”—Vogue
In spring 1947, Christian Dior presented the first collection of his newly founded eponymous fashion house. Soon dubbed the New Look, it grabbed headlines all over the world and turned Dior into one of the most influential brands of all time. After the couturier’s untimely death in 1957, Yves Saint Laurent took the helm of the fashion house before being succeeded by Marc Bohan, who was in turn replaced by Gianfranco Ferré in 1989. In 1996, John Galliano was appointed creative director, designing flamboyant collections for a decade, before the arrival of Raf Simon in 2012, who gave the house a newly imagined identity for the twenty-first century. Maria Grazia Chiuri’s arrival in 2017 as the first woman designer in Dior’s history also marks the seventieth anniversary of the New Look.
For the first time, every Dior haute couture collection is gathered here in a single, lavishly illustrated volume—providing a unique opportunity to chart the development of one of the world’s most famous fashion brands and to discover rarely seen collections. The Complete Collections opens with a concise history of the house of Dior before exploring the collections themselves, which are organized chronologically. Each new “era” in Dior’s history is inaugurated by a brief overview and biography of the new designer, while individual collections are introduced by a short text unveiling their influences and highlights and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes this definitive publication.
“An extraordinary collection.”—Vogue
In spring 1947, Christian Dior presented the first collection of his newly founded eponymous fashion house. Soon dubbed the New Look, it grabbed headlines all over the world and turned Dior into one of the most influential brands of all time. After the couturier’s untimely death in 1957, Yves Saint Laurent took the helm of the fashion house before being succeeded by Marc Bohan, who was in turn replaced by Gianfranco Ferré in 1989. In 1996, John Galliano was appointed creative director, designing flamboyant collections for a decade, before the arrival of Raf Simon in 2012, who gave the house a newly imagined identity for the twenty-first century. Maria Grazia Chiuri’s arrival in 2017 as the first woman designer in Dior’s history also marks the seventieth anniversary of the New Look.
For the first time, every Dior haute couture collection is gathered here in a single, lavishly illustrated volume—providing a unique opportunity to chart the development of one of the world’s most famous fashion brands and to discover rarely seen collections. The Complete Collections opens with a concise history of the house of Dior before exploring the collections themselves, which are organized chronologically. Each new “era” in Dior’s history is inaugurated by a brief overview and biography of the new designer, while individual collections are introduced by a short text unveiling their influences and highlights and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes this definitive publication.
632 pages, Hardcover
Published June 27, 2017
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March 15, 2022
LOVE this book. My first fashion/table book. Love feel of the book. Very thorough pictures and information/backstory of all the collections from Dior from 1947-2017. Love the fact that there are not just one ribbon to keep your page (or pages) in place, but four! If you love Dior, Fashion, history, and books, this is a great edition to have on your coffee table.
June 4, 2023
3 stars, finished
these fashion catwalk photobooks are like literal candy to me, so it really sucks that the vast majority of the supposed-high fashion in this one was ugly if not appropriating one culture or another. imo things went downhill once they started changing designers, though even then they didn’t start out on all the great of a foot.
these fashion catwalk photobooks are like literal candy to me, so it really sucks that the vast majority of the supposed-high fashion in this one was ugly if not appropriating one culture or another. imo things went downhill once they started changing designers, though even then they didn’t start out on all the great of a foot.
September 15, 2026
I purchased this book, hoping for some inspiring images of Dior’s creations. Unfortunately it is more text than images most of which are in black-and-white. I haven’t read the text so I can’t comment for those interested in the history of the house.
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