The World According to Christian Dior

by Patrick Mauriès, Jean-Christophe Napias

A compact, illustrated collection of maxims on style, women, and inspiration by one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century, Christian Dior. Credited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, Christian Dior became a fashion icon overnight in 1947 with the launch of his “New Look,” a sumptuous hourglass silhouette that provided a welcome tonic to the austerity of wartime. Its wild success, and the global fame that ensued, was built on the designer’s subtle understanding of fashion, couture, style, elegance, and women―a perspective best revealed in Dior’s own words. This thematically organized collection of quotes by Christian Dior pays homage to the legendary designer, sharing his advice on all things, from style and how to dress (“No elegant woman follows fashion blindly,” he once declared) to his insights into the creative process, invaluable for any budding designer. The World According to Christian Dior is the perfect gift for fashion devotees. 50 illustrations

Genres: Nonfiction, Fashion

176 pages, Hardcover

Published April 19, 2022

About the author

Patrick Mauriès is a writer and publisher of many notable titles on fashion and design, including Jewelry by Chanel, A Cabinet of Rarities, The World According to Karl and Fashion Quotes to name a few, all published by Thames & Hudson.

Reviews

[Michael Pennington · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. Pictures would have been nice.

[Noor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Decontextualised quotes

[sofia_bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

yeah I definitely wanna study in the fashion field

[Mia Rdzzz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hablando relativamente habla sobre Christian Dior, la manera en la que ve cada una de las cosas cruciales en el mundo de la moda, es interesante, sin embargo es muy corto y breve. Sin mencionar que no contiene epílogos, cada uno de los temas son individuales y no se entrelazan entre sí

[MK Lamb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the design of this book. Don’t necessarily love a lot of the sayings… sorry Dior

[Król Jazzu i Biblii · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sama bym tą książkę lepiej napisała i zaprojektowała