A love letter to the cinema from the House of Dior, featuring legendary screen actresses in signature Dior. Embraced by Hollywood and the iconic women who are its stars, the fashions of Christian Dior have been worn by the likes of Marlene Dietrich in Stage Fright, Lauren Bacall in How to Marry a Millionaire, Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor and, more recently, Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, and Nicole Kidman. Well before the successes that were to propel Dior to the forefront of the fashion world, the master couturier put his talent to work as a costume designer for the cinema, collaborating with renowned filmmakers and creating timeless ensembles for legendary actresses. Following the untimely death of the designer, the House of Dior’s involvement with the cinema continued, from 1958 to the present, with more than fifty films featuring the stars of the silver screen dressed in signature Dior. Combining fashion photography and rarely seen and never before published behind-the-scenes photographs, this gorgeously produced volume showcases Dior’s creations for film and the movie stars who brought them to life, and is a must for those who aspire to high style.

Stars in Dior: From Screen to Streets

Arts & Photography

Hanover, Jérôme

Graphic Design

Rizzoli

Painter, illustrator, decorator, and tastemaker Christian Bérard was a central figure in the creative heart of Paris when art and fashion in the city mingled at their apex. Christian Bérard (1902-1949) was a multidisciplinary artist whose talents can't be associated with a single school or style; his work sheds irreducible light onto his era, which continues to captivate today. Bérard painted ethereal figures and sublimated his high-fashion illustrations with a sharp and witty hand. He lived passionately and sought out enchantment in all forms--from high society to city life, fashion to theater, and stage-set design to interiors. He lived with the Russian poet, dancer, and librettist Boris Kochno, collaborated with creative powerhouses such as Jean-Michel Frank, Christian Dior, George Balanchine, and Elsa Schiaparelli, and designed rugs by Cogolin for Nelson Rockefeller. Drawn to theater and inspired by the classical world, he worked with Louis Jouvet and Jean Cocteau, creating the production design and costumes for Cocteau's masterpiece Beauty and the Beast. A regular at café society events, he contributed to and designed covers for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. This book, illustrated primarily with works from private collections, celebrates Bérard's vision--oscillating between seriousness and light, melancholy and joie de vivre, nostalgia and revival--that forever inspires collectors and aesthetes.

Christian Bérard: Eccentric Modernist

Passebon, Pierre

Latimer, Tirza True

Bernasconi, Célia

Mauss, Nick

Individual Artists

Flammarion

Monument emblématique de la place de la Concorde, l'Hôtel de la Marine est un superbe ensemble architectural bâti au XVIIIᵉ siècle par Ange Jacques Gabriel, premier architecte du roi Louis XV. Avant d'être occupé pendant plus de deux cents ans par le ministère de la Marine, l'édifice accueillit jusque dans les années 1790 le Garde-Meuble royal, une prestigieuse institution ancêtre du Mobilier national.En charge de l'aménagement et du mobilier des résidences des souverains, le Garde-Meuble avait aussi pour mission la conservation et la présentation des collections royales ainsi que des fameux joyaux de la Couronne.Au terme d'une exemplaire campagne de restauration menée depuis 2017 par le Centre des monuments nationaux, l'Hôtel de la Marine dévoile aujourd'hui ses splendeurs retrouvées.De l'histoire du monument à sa renaissance actuelle, des espaces de représentation aux appartements privés des intendants du Garde-Meuble, cet ouvrage explore par des textes pertinents un site d'exception sublimé par une campagne photographique inédite.Cet ouvrage se propose de parcourir l'histoire de l'Hôtel de la Marine et de découvrir la métamorphose de ce chef-d'oeuvre du patrimoine parisien somptueusement restauré sous la direction du Centre des monuments nationaux. Un exceptionnel lieu de mémoire où les décorateurs Joseph Achkar et Michel Charrière ont ressuscité les fastes du XVIIIᵉ siècle et dont le photographe Ambroise Tézenas a capturé l'esprit et la poésie.

Le Garde-Meuble de la Couronne: Le temps retrouvé à l'hôtel de la marine

Bauret, Gabriel

This volume goes behind the scenes to reveal the history and metamorphosis of the Hôtel de la Marine, a treasure of Parisian heritage. The Hôtel de la Marine, an exemplary monument on Paris's Place de la Concorde, is a superb architectural achievement constructed in the eighteenth century by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, the official architect of King Louis XV. The institution it housed was charged with choosing, purchasing, and maintaining all of the king's furniture--from beds to the simplest chair--and the crown's treasures were stored here until 1789, after which it became the site of the Ministry of the Navy for more than two hundred years. &nbsp; An extensive four-year restoration was completed in 2021; the building reopened to the public and features a museum, conserved apartments that highlight the tastes of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, an exhibition hall, a bookshop, and three restaurants. Previously unpublished photography captures the splendor and majesty of the monument.

The French Royal Wardrobe: The Hôtel de la Marine Restored

History & Criticism

Celebrating Dior's floral inspirations in fashion and perfume, this unique volume features a portfolio of rose portraits by acclaimed fashion photographer Nick Knight. For Christian Dior, perfume was "a door opening into a hidden world." His first, Miss Dior, inspired by the lush gardens of his childhood home in Normandy, forged an inextricable link between his fashion and fragrance creations. Other scents were inspired by evenings in southern France, lit with fireflies and scented with jasmine. The rose bowers of his family home in Granville; his old mill country house; and the Château de la Colle Noire near Grasse--where jasmine, tuberose, and May roses reign supreme and are still cultivated--inspired Dior's most memorable creations. Flowers were also at the heart of Dior's fashion, from the women-flowers that inspired the late 1940s New Look to the swishing, blossom-like ball gowns embroidered with lavish floral motifs. They have inspired all of the designers who followed him at the House of Dior, from Yves Saint Laurent to John Galliano, and Raf Simons to Maria Grazia Chiuri. This extraordinary volume blooms with color and inspiration, and includes rose portraits by Nick Knight, previously unpublished archival documents, exquisite details of embroidery and fabrics, perfumes, fashion sketches, and sublime fashion photographs.

Dior in Bloom

Sachs, Naomi A.

Stella, Alain

Picardie, Justine

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