It is the most prestigious appellation in the world – yet the iconic Romanée-Conti is the fruit of a vineyard that is small in size, but big in history. Of all the great Parisian couture houses, Dior is perhaps the most famous and prestigious in the world, embodying Christian Dior’s sublime vision of femininity, which Saint Laurent elaborated and evolved into the beginning of the tumultuous decade of the 1960s. Carefully conserved in the world’s great museums and institutions, these fashion treasures have been photographed and exclusively compiled for this indispensable collection. From 1958 to the autumn-winter 1960 collection, the young prodigy produced some of the most emblematic haute couture creations of the renowned house, from the Trapeze silhouette to the famous beatnik collection… which led to his dismissal from the management of Dior!ĭescription : Dior by Yves Saint Laurent is the second volume in an unprecedented series of books devoted to each designer of a couture house, the ultimate compendium of the most memorable haute couture creations conceived and handcrafted by the renowned house of Dior since its inception. At the age of 21, Yves Saint Laurent took over the direction of the House of Dior after the tragic death of Christian Dior.
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