Dior

Many people know that Christian Dior (1905–1957) was a French fashion designer, the founder of the world famous fashion house that carries his name. What, perhaps, they don’t know is that he once owned a small art gallery selling work by artists including Pablo Picasso; that he employed a young Yves Saint Laurent as his assistant; that he included a garment in each of his shows named after his home town of Granville; and that he had a superstitious belief in the number 8, with the house of Dior being housed over 8 workshops in an 8-storey building in the 8th district of Paris. This book presents a visual catwalk through his life and work, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the genius behind the garments.

Multi oameni stiu ca Christian Dior (1905–1957) a fost un designer de moda francez, fondatorul casei de moda de renume mondial care ii poarta numele. Ceea ce, probabil, nu stiu este ca el a detinut odata o mica galerie de arta care vinde lucrari de artisti, inclusiv Pablo Picasso; ca a angajat un tanar Yves Saint Laurent ca asistent; ca a inclus o imbracaminte in fiecare dintre spectacolele sale numite dupa orasul natal Granville; si ca avea o credinta superstitioasa in numarul 8, casa Dior fiind gazduita in peste 8 ateliere intr-o cladire cu 8 etaje din districtul 8 al Parisului.