“Dior: The Legendary Images” Celebrates Fashion’s Famous Photographers

Joanna Elizabeth

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Published May 11, 2014

Patrick Demarchelier, 2007. Veste du modele Ko-Ko-San, collection Haute Couture printemps-ete 2007.
Patrick Demarchelier, 2007. Veste du modele Ko-Ko-San, collection Haute Couture printemps-ete 2007.

Set to come out in June, the book “Dior: The Legendary Images, Great Photographers and Dior” features some of the best works from the golden age of fashion photography. Featuring the pictures of famous photography names including Horst P. Horst, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton—the book is an absolute must-have for any fashion lover. Images from the book span over sixty years of fashion photography. “Dior: The Legendary Images” is edited by art and fashion historian Florence Müller and published by Rizzoli New York. See more previews from the book below.

BOOK COVER. © Dior: The Legendary Images Rizzoli New York, 2014.
BOOK COVER.© Dior: The Legendary Images Rizzoli New York, 2014.

ca. May 1950 --- A fashion model peers out the window of an elegant home wearing a white Christian Dior evening gown decorated with tiers of ruffles. --- Image by © Norman Parkinson/Corbis
ca. May 1950 — A fashion model peers out the window of an elegant home wearing a white Christian Dior evening gown decorated with tiers of ruffles. — Image by © Norman Parkinson/Corbis
Paolo Roversi, 2013. Mode les de la collection Haute Couture automne-hiver 2013.
Paolo Roversi, 2013. Mode les de la collection Haute Couture automne-hiver 2013.
Cecil Beaton, 1951. Robe Turquie, collection Haute Couture automne-hiver 1951, ligne Longue. © Cecil Beaton, Vogue Paris, octobre 1951.
Cecil Beaton, 1951. Robe Turquie, collection Haute Couture automne-hiver 1951, ligne Longue. © Cecil Beaton, Vogue Paris, octobre 1951.
Christian Dior (1905-1957). Mannequin : Dovima. Paris, 1956. Photographie d'Henry Clarke (1918-1996). Galliera, musÈe de la mode de la Ville de Paris.
Christian Dior (1905-1957). Mannequin : Dovima. Paris, 1956. Photographie d’Henry Clarke (1918-1996). Galliera, musÈe de la mode de la Ville de Paris.
© Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, 2012. Dress from the Fall 2012 Pret-a-Porter collection in the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles. Mode: Daria Strokous
© Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, 2012. Dress from the Fall 2012 Prete-a-Porter collection in the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles. Mode: Daria Strokous
Images courtesy of Rizzoli New York

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