Christian Dior 
Dior by Dior: The Autobiography of Christian Dior 
The Autobiography of Christian Dior

Christian Dior (1905-1957) rocketed to fame with his first collection in 1947 when the ‘New Look’ took the world by storm. Originally published in 1957, this charming and modest autobiography gives a fascinating and detailed insight into the workings of a great fashion house, while revealing the private man behind the high-profile establishment.



This book is part of the V&A Fashion Perspectives Series. Selected by V&A publishing in consultation with our world-leading fashion curators, the Fashion Perspectives series offers an access all areas pass to the glamorous world of fashion. Models, magazine editors and the designers themselves take readers behind the scenes at the likes of Balenciaga, Balmain, Chanel, Dior, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue in the golden age of couture.

Tabella dei contenuti

Prologue: The Two Christian Diors

Part One: The Birth of Maison Christian Dior

One: The Reluctant Couturier

Two: A House of One’s Own

Three: The New Look

Four: An Innocent Abroad in the U.S.A

Part Two: From the Idea to the Dress

Five: The Idea

Six: From the ‘Toile’ to the Dress

Seven: The Birth of the Collection

Eight: The Dress Rehearsal

Nine: The Eve of the Battle

Ten: The Showing of the Collection

Eleven: The Romance of Clothes

Part Three: Inside a Couture House

Twelve: The Mannequins

Thirteen: The Clients

Fourteen: Domestic Expansion

Fifteen: Paris to New York and Back Again

Sixteen: Christian Dior-London

Part Four: The Adventure of My Life

Seventeen: My Early Years

Eighteen: Friendships and Frustrations

Nineteen: Portrait of Myself

Circa l’autore

Christian Dior
 was born in Granville, Normandy, in 1905. He opened his own couture house in 1947, revolutionizing fashion with the “New Look.” He was created a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1950 and died in 1957.