Miss Dior - Múza a bojovnice. Pravdivý příběh Catherine Dior – Picardie Justine (2024)

The story of the extraordinary life of Catherine Dior (1917–2008), who was the muse of her brother Christian and a brave member of the French Resistance. British writer Justine Picardie follows in the footsteps of the younger sister of one of the world's most influential fashion designers, who inspired him to create a famous perfume and influenced his conception of femininity and beauty. ***** Two years after World War II, Paris was recovering from the German occupation and longed to live fully again. Christian Dior was the one who breathed new confidence into the fashion scene when he introduced his first collection known as the New Look. The style of refined luxury, femininity, and elegance marked a revolution in women's clothing and once again made Paris the center of world fashion. At the same time as the New Look, Dior's first and still legendary perfume, Miss Dior, was created in honor of his younger sister Catherine. A woman who risked her life in the resistance against the Nazis and survived torture, a concentration camp, and a death march. The one who inspired her brother in many ways and preserved his legacy until her death. But while Christian Dior became one of the most famous Frenchmen in the world, Catherine remains in his shadow. Justine Picardie's book is a path to rectification: carefully...