{"product_id":"azzedine-alazas-dior-collection-9780847876099","title":"Azzedine Alaïa's Dior Collection","description":"\u003cb\u003eFamed fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa's exceptional personal collection of Dior designs, revealing a fascinating connection in fashion history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlaïa was not only a renowned couturier but also a passionate fashion historian and an insatiable collector, an interest he cultivated starting in the 1960s. He gathered over 20,000 garments in his lifetime, from the birth of haute couture to pieces by contemporaries he admired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book showcases for the first time the priceless personal collection of Dior designs that Alaïa assembled over decades--pieces by Christian Dior as well as the artistic directors that followed him at the helm of the House. The collection is analyzed through chapters dedicated to the elements that awakened the curiosity of Alaïa's collector genius: the construction of the dresses--their \"architecture\"; the enchanting multitude of the color tones and textures of the fabrics and materials; and the poetry of the names of Dior's creations revealing the diversity of his sources of inspiration, such as \u003ci\u003eAccacias, Astarté, Caracas, Chérie, Jardin anglais, Madrid, Marcel Pagnol, Rose des vents, \u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eTourbillon.\u003c\/i\u003e. Illustrated by beautiful photographs of the dresses, historical archival images, drawings by Christian Dior, and collection charts detailing fabric samples and sketches, this book offers a fresh view of Alaïa's influences and Dior's history and will appeal to fashion lovers everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence Benaïm\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and fashion historian. She created the style supplement for \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e and the magazine \u003ci\u003eStiletto, \u003c\/i\u003e and has notably contributed to \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e. For Rizzoli, she authored \u003ci\u003eWomen in Dior: Portraits of Elegance \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eYves Saint Laurent: A Biography \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), and \u003ci\u003eAlaïa Afore Alaïa \u003c\/i\u003e(2022). \u003cb\u003eOlivier Saillard\u003c\/b\u003e is a French historian specializing in fashion and director of the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation. For Rizzoli, he edited \u003ci\u003eAlaïa Afore Alaïa \u003c\/i\u003e(2022) and authored \u003ci\u003eMadame Grès Couture Paris \u003c\/i\u003e(2024) and \u003ci\u003eEmbodying Pasolini\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). \u003cb\u003eAlessandra Ronetti\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian art historian specializing in the study of colors.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rizzoli International Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034212233490,"sku":"9780847876099","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bc0d10f2-0481-40ae-87dc-c3b9d1d71dd4.jpg?v=1770988340","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/azzedine-alazas-dior-collection-9780847876099","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}