Of all the great Parisian couture houses, Dior is perhaps the most famous and prestigious in the world, embodying Christian Dior\u2019s sublime vision of femininity. Following Yves Saint Laurent and Marc Bohan, who had both been hired by Christian Dior himself, the Italian couturier Gianfranco Ferr\u00e9, with an architecture degree from Milan Polytechnic, was selected in 1989 as the new artistic director of the house of Dior.<\/p>\n
Ferr\u00e9\u2019s odes to the essence of Christian Dior\u2019s style helped cement the iconography of the house for a new era. Known for his sense of architecture, love of feminine silhouettes, extravagance and opulence in bold color and sumptuous fabrics, and dynamic draping, Ferr\u00e9 redefined the notion of \u201cDior\u201d as a style, a code, a spirit.<\/p>\n
This beautiful volume showcases Gianfranco Ferr\u00e9\u2019s most emblematic haute couture designs for Dior, from the Ascot\u2013Cecil Beaton collection of Autumn-Winter 1989 to the Indian Passion collection of Autumn-Winter 1996. Fashion journalist Alexander Fury eloquently explores Ferr\u00e9\u2019s vision to balance his own taste and that of Christian Dior, reinterpreting Dior\u2019s elegant style for the 1990s and a new generation of clients and fashion observers.<\/p>\n
Dior by Gianfranco Ferr\u00e9<\/em> is the fourth volume in an unprecedented series of books devoted to each designer of the house of Dior, the ultimate compendium of the most memorable haute couture creations conceived and handcrafted by the renowned couture house since its inception. Carefully conserved in the world\u2019s great museums and institutions, these fashion treasures have been lovingly photographed by Laziz Hamani and exclusively compiled for this indispensable collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Of all the great Parisian couture houses, Dior is perhaps the most famous and prestigious in the world, embodying Christian Dior\u2019s sublime vision of femininity. Following Yves Saint Laurent and Marc Bohan, who had both been hired by Christian Dior himself, the Italian couturier Gianfranco Ferr\u00e9, with an architecture degree from Milan Polytechnic, was selected…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[13533,4519],"product_tag":[12482,157,6125,11253,11476],"class_list":{"0":"post-43948","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books","7":"product_cat-fashion-en-en","8":"product_tag-brands-en","9":"product_tag-designers","10":"product_tag-fashion","11":"product_tag-fashion-design-en","12":"product_tag-france-en","13":"pa_author_att-alexander-fury-en","14":"pa_author_att-laziz-hamani-en","15":"pa_cover-hardcover","16":"pa_format-30-x-37-cm-en","17":"pa_isbn-9781614287568-en","18":"pa_language-eng","19":"pa_pages-320-en","20":"pa_published-2019-01-en","21":"pa_publisher-assouline-en","23":"first","24":"outofstock","25":"sold-individually","26":"shipping-taxable","27":"purchasable","28":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n