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Vaughan senior curator of costume at the royal ontario museum, where she has curated numerous exhibitions including elite elegance. This book is not another pretty coffee table book on dior although there are are many great photos and illustrations, but rather a cohesive. The thesis argues that the house of dior changed the face of modern fashion and set an example in both style and couture business for future fashion houses, and due to the carefully chosen examples makes itself a winning case. The book is an absolute necessity for the collections of libraries, francophiles and fashionistas. Besides curating the exhibition christian dior, dr. Dior a new look, a new enterprise 194757 book, 2009.
Vaughan fashion costume curator in the textile and costume section at torontos royal ontario museum rom, dr alexandra palmer found herself in front of many dilemmas while analysing how to display garments from the roms archives at the new patricia. If you are a fan of betty kirkes book on vionnet then you. If you are a fan of betty kirkes book on vionnet then you will appreciate alexandra palmer s detailed book on dior. Little book of dior little book of fashion by karen homer 5 mar 2020. Buy the paperback book dior by alexandra palmer at indigo.
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