Inspiration Dior

"InspirationsDior"offersanexclusiveandcomprehensivelookintooneoftheworld'smostsuccessfulnamesinfashion.Showcasingworksofart,archivalphotographsofthegownsandoffashionshows,unpublishedimagesspecificallytakenforthiscataloguebyLazizHamani,andsketches,thiselaboratelyillustratedbookalsocontainstextfromanimpressivearrayofrespectedartandfashionexperts-includingFlorenceMuller,EdmondeCharles-Roux,JacquesRanc,VitaliMichin,IrinaAntonova,BernardArnault,JohnGalliano,DanielAlcouffe,StephaneGuegan,andFredericBourdellier.Movingfrom1947tothepresentday,thisbookdefinestherootsofDiorstyle,showcasingthedistinctivelines,materials,andshapesthathavebeenlovedthroughoutthedecades.Thefirstsectionofthebook,'ArtandFashion,'introducesthemanyaspectsthatmakeDiorunique,highlightingthecorollariesbetweenart,paintinginparticular,withthedesigns.Tracingthemesandsourcesofinspiration,thesecondpartofthebook"TheWaltzofTime"revealshowelementsfromthepast-theFrencheighteenthcentury(aparticularlysignificanteraforDior),theBelleEpoque,AncientEgypt,andmore-haveinfluencedthedesigns.Then,theglobalnatureofDiorisexplored,findingparallelswithspecificpiecesintheartandcultureofSpain,Russia,andAsia.