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Two extraordinary slipcovered books uniquely illustrate the majestic legacy of Christian Dior.
In DIOR BY SARAH MOON, the photographer’s romantic depiction of the house’s storied couture spreads across three beautiful volumes co-authored by fashion historian Olivier Saillard and Christian Dior’s current artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri. Each volume is a visual history of the house, with ethereal images of the founder’s original designs as well as those of his successors, from Delpire & Co, $150…
…and in the massive, positively stunning DIOR METAMORPHOSIS, photographer Robert Polidori offers an unprecedented window into the recent restoration of Dior’s mythic headquarters at 30 Avenue Montaigne, investigating the sweeping, transformative power of fashion…from Rizzoli, $125.