Details e-Book Miss Dior
šø Author(s): Justine Picardie
šø Title: Miss Dior
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šø Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
šø Supported Devices: Android, iOS, MacOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
āRemarkableā āHamish Bowles, Vogue The overdue restoration of Catherine Dior's extraordinary life, from her brother's muse to Holocaust survivor When the French designer Christian Dior presented his first collection in Paris in 1947, he changed fashion forever. Diorās āNew Lookā created a striking, romantic vision of femininity, luxury, and grace, making himāand his last nameāfamous overnight. One woman informed Diorās vision more than any other: his sister, Catherine, a Resistance fighter, concentration camp survivor, and cultivator of rose gardens who inspired Diorās most beloved fragrance, Miss Dior. Yet the story of Catherineās remarkable lifeāso different from her famous brotherāsāhas never been told, until now. Drawing on the Dior archives and extensive research, Justine Picardieās Miss Dior is the long-overdue restoration of Catherine Diorās life. The siblingsā stories are profoundly intertwined: in Occupied France, as Christian honed his couture skills, Catherine dedicated herself to the Resistance, ultimately being captured by the Gestapo and sent to Ravensbruck, the only Nazi camp solely for women. Seeking to trace Catherineās story as well as her influence on her brother, Picardie traveled to the significant places of Catherineās life, including Les Rhumbs, the Dior family villa with its magnificent gardens; the House of Dior in Paris; and La Colle Noire, Christianās chateĆ¢u that he bequeathed to his sister. Inventive and captivating, and shaped by Picardieās own journey, Miss Dior examines the legacy of Christian Dior, the secrets of postwar France, and the unbreakable bond between two remarkable siblings. Most important, it shines overdue recognition on a previously overlooked life, one that epitomized courage and also embodied the astonishing capacity of the human spirit to remain undimmed, even in the darkest circumstances. Includes Black-and-White Illustrations
