Introduction: Looking To The New • 1947: S/S 1947: Haute Couture The ‘New Look (‘Corolle’ and ‘8’ Lines) • A/W 1947–1948: Haute Couture ‘The New Look Pushed to Extremes’: 1948 • S/S 1948: Haute Couture The ‘Zig-Zag’ & ‘Envol’ Lines • A/W 1948–1949: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Ailée’ (Winged Line) • 1949: S/S 1949 Haute Couture The ‘Trompe L’œil’ Line • A/W 1949–1950: Haute Couture The ‘Milieu du Siècle’ (Mid-Century) Collection • 1950: S/S 1950 Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Verticale’ (Vertical Line) • A/W 1950–1951: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Oblique’ (Oblique Line) • S/S 1951: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Naturelle’ (Natural Line) • A/W 1951–1952: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Longue’ (Long Line) • S/S 1952: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Sinueuse’ (Sinuous Line) • A/W 1952–1953: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Profilée’ (Profile Line) • S/S 1953: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Tulipe’ (Tulip Line) • A/W 1953–1954: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Vivante’ (Living Line) • 1954 S/S 1954 Haute Couture: The ‘Ligne Muguet’ (Lily of the Valley Line) • A/W 1954–1955: Haute Couture The ‘H’ Line • 1955 S/S 1955: Haute Couture The ‘A’ Line • A/W 1955–1956: Haute Couture The ‘Y’ Line • 1956 S/S 1956: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Flèche’ (Arrow Line) • A/W 1956–1957: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Aimant’ (Magnet Line) • 1957 S/S 1957 Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Libre’ (Free Line) • A/W 1957–1958: Haute Couture The ‘Ligne Fuseau’ (Spindle Line)
The first comprehensive overview of the legendary house of Dior, from its founding in 1947 to today, featuring over 180 collections presented through original catwalk photography
Alexander Fury is chief fashion correspondent at T: The New York
Times Style Magazine, and was formerly Men's Critic for vogue.com.
He was fashion editor of the Independent, i and the Independent on
Sunday from 2013 to 2016, and was named one of InStyle magazine's
20 most powerful people in fashion in 2015.
Adélia Sabatini is Commissioning Editor for fashion at Thames &
Hudson and a former contributor to Glass and Apollo magazines. She
is also co-author of Dior Catwalk.
'An extraordinary collection [that] document[s] the house’s output
over the past 70 years and through seven creative directors' -
Vogue
'A must-have for anyone who calls themselves a fashion fan' - LOVE
magazine
'Filled to the brim with beautiful clothes and even more beautiful
women, it’s one to read when life is lacking glamour' - Daily
Mail
'Pure fashion pornography' - 10 Magazine
'A fashion bible' - ES Magazine
'Glorious' - Gloss
'Spectacular' - Irish Sunday Independent
'The infamous Catwalk book series, published by Thames & Hudson,
are made up of the modern day fashion worshipper’s holy bibles ...
The Catwalk books are extraordinary in mapping out fashion
trajectories lost to the pre-digital age' - SHOWStudio
Ask a Question About this Product More... |