Miss Dior explores the relationship between the visionary designer Christian Dior and his beloved younger sister Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity. Justine Picardie's journey takes her to wartime Paris, where Christian honed his couture skills while Catherine dedicated herself to the French Resistance and the battle against the Nazis, until she was captured by the Gestapo and deported to the German concentration camp of Ravensbrück.
Tracing the wartime paths of the Dior siblings leads Picardie deep into other hidden histories, and different forms of resistance and sisterhood. She discovers what it means to believe in beauty and hope, despite our knowledge of darkness and despair, and reveals the timeless solace of the natural world in the aftermath of devastation and destruction.
*A beautiful, full colour package featuring over 200 archival images.*
| ISBN: | 9780571356539 |
| Publication date: | 15th September 2022 |
| Author: | Justine Picardie |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Primary Genre | History |
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Miss Dior explores the relationship between the visionary designer Christian Dior and his beloved younger sister Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity. Justine Picardie's journey takes her to wartime Paris, where Christian honed his couture skills while Catherine dedicated herself to the French Resistance and the battle against the Nazis, until she was captured by the Gestapo and deported to the German concentration camp of Ravensbrück.
Miss Dior features in the following genres: History, Biographies & Autobiographies, Second World War, History and Archaeology, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Specific wars and campaigns, Military history
Paperback, Hardback, Ebook (Epub). £18.00, down from the £20.00 cover price. In Stock.
Miss Dior was written by Justine Picardie and published by Faber & Faber
Miss Dior has 448 pages
£18.00, reduced from £20.00. In Stock.
