Scent has always been at the heart of Dior’s creative imagination. For Christian Dior, design was like perfume: "a door opening into a hidden world". Dior's first fragrance, Miss Dior, was inspired by the lush gardens of his childhood home in Normandy. Later, perfumes were infused with memories of roses from his family home in Granville, and jasmine-scented nights in southern France, illuminated by fireflies. Flowers have appeared in Dior’s work from the floral-like silhouettes of the 1940s' New Look, and in embroidery, textiles and perfumes — a legacy that has been continued by creative directors at the House of Dior from John Galliano to Maria Grazia Chiuri. This vivid volume by Flammarion includes fashion sketches, and a portfolio of previously unpublished rose portraits by Nick Knight, alongside extraordinary fashion photographs. Delightful, intoxicating and profusely illustrated, 'Dior in Bloom', authored by Alain Stella, Justine Picardie and Naomi Sachs, is alive with passion, color and inspiration.
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Scent has always been at the heart of Dior’s creative imagination. For Christian Dior, design was like perfume: "a door opening into a hidden world". Dior's first fragrance, Miss Dior, was inspired by the lush gardens of his childhood home in Normandy. Later, perfumes were infused with memories of roses from his family home in Granville, and jasmine-scented nights in southern France, illuminated by fireflies. Flowers have appeared in Dior’s work from the floral-like silhouettes of the 1940s' New Look, and in embroidery, textiles and perfumes — a legacy that has been continued by creative directors at the House of Dior from John Galliano to Maria Grazia Chiuri. This vivid volume by Flammarion includes fashion sketches, and a portfolio of previously unpublished rose portraits by Nick Knight, alongside extraordinary fashion photographs. Delightful, intoxicating and profusely illustrated, 'Dior in Bloom', authored by Alain Stella, Justine Picardie and Naomi Sachs, is alive with passion, color and inspiration.