Edition |
First American edition. |
Description |
438 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm. |
Note |
"Originally published in 2021 by Faber & Faber Limted, Great Britain"--Title page verso. |
Summary |
"A biography of Catherine Dior, Christian Dior's younger sister, that illuminates the work of the most iconic designer of the postwar world-her brother, Christian-and casts new light on the overlooked life of a quietly courageous, quietly extraordinary woman"-- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Into the Rose Garden -- The Garden Maze -- Through the Looking Glass -- Shadowland -- Rue Royale -- Rue de la Pompe -- Darkness Falls -- The Abyss -- The Underworld -- The Homecoming -- Palais de Glace -- Magical Thinking -- The New Look -- Rising from the Ashes -- The Flower Girl -- Princess Dior -- Taking a Stand -- La Colle Noire -- No Rose without a Thorn. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-421) and index. |
Subject |
Dior, Catherine, 1917-2008.
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Dior, Christian -- Family.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Biography.
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France -- Biography.
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Dior, Christian. (OCoLC)fst00111038
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Underground movements, War. (OCoLC)fst01355184
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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ISBN |
9780374210359 (hardcover) |
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0374210357 (hardcover) |
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