Christian Dior reveals the secrets of style in The Little Dictionary of Fashion, a charming, indispensable guide that covers everything from what to wear to a wedding and how to tie a scarf to how to walk with grace. These are timeless tips with something special for every woman.
Christian Dior’s taste, style, and expertise ensures every girl and woman will know the three fundamentals of fashion: simplicity, grooming, and good taste. This A to Z provides thoughtful advice and background on each topic. In “A” alone you will find advice about Accent, Accessories, Adaptation, Afternoon Frocks, Age, and more!
Some things never go out of style: beauty and style among them. Here you will find advice that is as useful today as it was when first put on paper by one of the greatest names in French fashion, the master designer himself.
First published in the 1950s, and filled with timeless advice, this landmark edition was published for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Golden Age of Couture exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dior’s “New Look,” and illustrated with delightful photographs and drawings. This handbag-size classic is the perfect gift book for any style-conscious woman.
“Much has been written about fashion, in all its aspects, but I do not think any couturier has ever before attempted to compile a dictionary on the subject. Of course, it would take volumes to cover the entire field of Fashion, but I have compiled a book which I think is neither too long, so that it becomes tedious, nor too short so that it seems insufficient. . . . I think it should be of great practical use to the women of today.” —from the introduction
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Publisher : Abrams Books
Publication date : November 1, 2007
Edition : First Edition. 1 in number line
Language : English
Print length : 128 pages
ISBN-10 : 0810994615
ISBN-13 : 978-0810994614
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Reading age : 13 years and up
Dimensions : 5.13 x 0.75 x 7 inches
Grade level : 8 and up
Best Sellers Rank: #44,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #37 in Textile & Costume (Books) #78 in Fashion Craft #98 in Fashion Design
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lovebooks –
Well worth the money
A hard cover book of cloth, nice quality. While fashion is a forever changing thing, like the sky, this book reveals way more than just fashion. It speaks of what makes a well-groomed person. Sage advice that girls and women need. Today, women and girls have no taste and look and act like slobs. And attitudes are vulgar. If you appreciate reading about the fashion sense, this book is for you. For example, the hats in this book are outdated today, but you can apply the fashion sense about hats as you dress today. Fashion is forever changing, but fashion sense in the ways of simplicity, good taste, and grooming will always have the highest standards. Mr. Dior says it with elegance and grace.
nvt –
Gently presented tenets of elegant dress
This wonderful little book gives the reader a glimpse of Christian Dior’s philosophy of dress. Example: “cuffs do for the hands what a collar does for the face — they make a frame for lovely wrists and fingers.” He elaborates in a few sentences, while the accompanying sketches show several examples. Today, when dress tends to be so in your face, it’s good to be reminded that subtlety is a much more effective option.
Myrna L. Cintron –
Helpful
Very nice
Marc –
Great (small) coffee table book for your fashion lover!
My wife has an affinity for fashion books, and wanted to begin growing her collection. This is the first book I purchased to get her collection started. She loves the book, and has added it to our coffee table.The hardcover book has a bit of texture to the cover, and is printed on very nice paper.As the title states, this is a great little book to get for your loved one as a “just because” gift. It’s priced great, and with Prime you can’t beat the free shipping!Amazon also has special boxes that they use for their books, so you’re not getting some huge box just for a book. Good job Amazon!
sue lawrence –
the little dictionary of fashion
the is an adorable book in that it is a pleasure to hold, a gem to browse through, a flash of evidence that fashion IS and will always be linked to some very classic bases that we must be aware of, and loaded with easy to access bits of information. to anyone who has a collection of classics in their closet, they will want this in their reference collection.
Amazon Customer –
Cute but Basic
I believe that girls who are interested in fashion will already know most of what is in this little book. It really is just meant to be a small dictionary of fashion terns like “brocade” or “peplum”, etc. For a gal or guy just starting out it may he helpful.
Reese Honri –
F is for Fabulous! (Okay sorry if that was corny but I am MAJORLY excited about this!)
This is a really great book for anyone interested in fashion on any level. For each letter of the alphabet, this dictionary gives you about 3-4 different terms of fashion. It could be a word that describes how to wear something, or an accessory to go with an outfit. For example, B for brooch, binding of textiles, or C for cuffing, couture. I love this book, because I am becoming more and more interested in fashion and love to learn more from the most respected people and companies in the fashion world.
Stephen D. Sorrentino –
My wife LOVES this book!
My wife is my fashion consultant, so when I saw this book offered on Amazon (at the BEST price I could find on the web) I had to get it for her.Well, to say that she was THRILLED is an understatement.She loves the classic fashion looks and this book was right up her alley.Guys – if your wife (or girlfriend) is a fashionista – GET HER THIS BOOK!!!She’ll love you for it.
colombier –
Très contente
Indy –
This is a really cute little book full of fashion terms that are always good to know. It’s small enough to keep in your handbag and looks good on the shelf too! I would recommend this.
Larissa –
Ótimo livro … em inglês, com capa de tecido , um pouco delicada , não muito grande
Claudia –
Si eres una fanática del diseño, es un imprescindible. Es un libro bonito, pequeño y adorable. Y lo mejor de todo es que es una guía ideal, el diccionario perfecto para todas aquellas personas apasionadas por el mundo “fashion”.
FM –
My favorite book