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In celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the house of Dior comes the first volume in a series devoted to each designer of the couture house. Dior by Christian Dior is the ultimate compendium of the most iconic designs conceived by Christian Dior. Featuring a wealth of stunning photographs by Laziz Hamani and lovingly detailed text by Muse e Galliera director Olivier Saillard, this monumental volume encompasses a curated selection of Christian Dior's most important haute couture creations. AUTHOR: Director of the Palais Galliera in Paris since 2010, Olivier Saillard is a recognised fashion historian who has curated several innovative fashion exhibitions, including the critically acclaimed Madame Gres: Couture at Work (Musee Bourdelle, 2011), an Azzedine Alaia retrospective (Palais Galliera, 2013), Comme des Garcons: White Drama (Les Docks, 2012), and Cristobal Balenciaga: Fashion Collector (Les Docks, 2012). As a live performance director, he staged The Impossible Wardrobe in collaboration with British actress Tilda Swinton at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2012), then Eternity Dress (2013), and Cloakroom (2014) at the Palais Galliera. In 2015, his show Models Never Talk, featuring seven former fashion models reminiscing about their careers, was presented at the French Institute Alliance Française in New York. Most recently he curated the exhibition Louis Vuitton: Voguez, Volez, Voyagez at the Grand Palais in Paris (2016). 400 illustrations

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