ASSOULINE

Dior By John Galliano 1997 - 2011 In Multicolor

Black/multicolour Dior by John Galliano book from ASSOULINE featuring by Andrew Bolton, 448 pages , over 300 illustrations, hardcover with jacket and ISBN: 9781614287605.

John Galliano has truly reinvented the art – and the very role – of haute couture; redefining its tropes into a new type of contemporary fashion that combines the influences of his travels – whether real or born of his imagination – and the bountiful heritage of Christian Dior. This book highlights the exceptional silhouettes he created for Dior collection after collection from 1996 to 2011; through his most emblematic models; as photographed by Laziz Hamani; alongside shots by Steven Meisel; Annie Leibovitz; Irving Penn and Paolo Roversi. This singular odyssey is the fifth volume in a new series of books paying tribute to the House’s Artistic Directors.

During his time as a student at London’s Central Saint Martins, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer John Galliano worked as a dresser at the National Theatre, learning the art of costume and the power of illusion. As a regular in London nightclubs, Galliano met a coterie of artists and colorful personalities, forging strong ties with kindred spirits who would play a decisive role in his career – among which Stephen Jones, who would become Dior’s milliner.. Following the success of his own brand (founded in 1984,) he was appointed Creative Director of ready-to-wear and haute couture at Givenchy in 1995, before joining Dior in 1996 as Artistic Director of the women’s collections. There, he distinguished himself with his extravagant shows that combined eclectic historical and cultural inspirations – a global kaleidoscope of references and unbridled inventiveness, imbued with romanticism and history. The designer’s sensitivity for haute couture know-how and innate sense of the spectacular has garnered him a reputation as a master of the silhouette.. John Galliano has truly reinvented the art – and the very role – of haute couture, redefining its tropes into a new type of contemporary fashion that combines the influences of his travels – whether real or born of his imagination – and the bountiful heritage of Christian Dior. This book highlights the exceptional silhouettes he created for Dior collection after collection from 1996 to 2011, through his most emblematic models, as photographed by Laziz Hamani, alongside shots by Steven Meisel, Annie Leibovitz, Irving Penn and Paolo Roversi. This singular odyssey is the fifth volume in a new series of books paying tribute to the House’s Artistic Directors..

Joining Dior in 1996 as Artistic Director of the women’s collections, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer John Galliano's famous partnership with the brand followed a stint as Creative Director of ready-to-wear and haute couture at Givenchy. However it was at Dior that Galliano's renowned extravagance and eclecticism found it's true home. Often bringing together a diverse range of historical and cultural inspirations with a sensitivity for the delicate technicalities of haute couture, Galliano's Dior redefined the boundaries of the art and presented a new and spectacular perspective of the historic French house. Supplemented with over 300 illustrations across 448-pages, Assouline's 'Dior by Galliano' explores the designer's collections from 1996 to 2011, with particular note paid to the exceptional silhouettes he created, as captured by the likes of Steven Meisel, Annie Leibovitz, Irving Penn and Paolo Roversi.

Dior by John Galliano book from ASSOULINE featuring multicolour, hardback, text print, graphic print to the front, 448 pages, over 300 illustrations and ISBN: 9781614287605.