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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Signed
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Title
American Dior
Age Level
Adults
City
New York
Inscribed
No
Modified Item
No
Regional Cuisine
N/A
Series
N/A
Type
Biography
Era
2010s
Special Attributes
Dust Jacket, Poster
Region
Italy
Country
Italy
Personalized
No
Features
Poster
Country/Region of Manufacture
Italy
Subjects
Biographies & True Stories
ISBN
9782759404872
Publication Year
2010
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
American Dior
Author
Assouline Publishing Staff
Item Length
14.5in
Publisher
Assouline
Genre
Design, Self-Help, Crafts & Hobbies
Topic
Fashion & Accessories, Fashion, General, Fashion & Style
Item Width
11.5in
Item Weight
60.1 Oz
Number of Pages
100 Pages

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Product Information

Christian Dior lived the American dream. From the first time he set foot in New York, the legendary designer had a special relationship with the United States, and he may even be more important in America than in France. With the introduction of the New Look, Dior quickly became American fashion's ultimate agent provocateur, playing on the country's appetite for newness and for French savoir-faire. In one gesture, he had given women a whole new shape. Dior's long, voluminous skirts were more extravagant and feminine than anything seen in fashion for decades. From the outset, Dior said that his client would be "The most elegant woman in the world," which quickly proved to be true, dressing American style icons such as Lauren Bacall, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor. Dior's New Look expressed the longing for fantasy and relief of a culture that had been crippled by war. "It was a success only because it reflected the mood of the times," says Dior, "a mood that sought refuge from the mechanical and impersonal in return to tradition." The sweeping folds and the overtly feminine, nipped-in waists arrived precisely when women craved luxury and femininity the most. What followed were detailed drawings of the elaborate foundations, accordion pleats and whale-boned corselets reinforcing Dior's great skirts and snug jackets. In many ways the Dior brand would come to be defined as much by the American press and consumer as it was by the feminine and romantic taste of the designer himself. AUTHOR: Kate Betts is a contributing editor at Time magazine and until this year was also the editor of Time Style & Design, a special supplement to the magazine. Previously, Betts was the editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar and the fashion news director of Vogue. Betts began her career in Paris where she was a reporter and later a bureau chief of Women's Wear Daily. She is the author of the forthcoming book Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style. A graduate of Princeton University, Betts resides in New York City with her husband and two children. 70 illustrations

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Assouline
ISBN-10
2759404870
ISBN-13
9782759404872
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102878043

Product Key Features

Book Title
American Dior
Author
Assouline Publishing Staff
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Fashion & Accessories, Fashion, General, Fashion & Style
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Design, Self-Help, Crafts & Hobbies
Number of Pages
100 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
14.5in
Item Width
11.5in
Item Weight
60.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Tt505.D5a83 2010
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
746.92092
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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