Christian Dior And I Paperback – October 15, 2018

I was quite shocked by this book. 1. It's written in a very poetic manner. Almost like a love letter to clothing. 2.) Dior hid a lot about himself. He managed to tell his story without getting super personal. He explained where he lived and people but you never got a good glimpse into his internal musings of a more private nature. I wanted to know what his thoughts were on the war? He did call other cultures primative and he did use the racial language of his time but he doesn't come across as say Chanel who worked with the Nazis. 3.) I had always thought he had started sewing young. Come to find out he started his career in his 30's. I was under the impression that sewing was something passed down in his family but no he actually worked under another couturier for a couple of years.I'll be honest here...Dior is not a favorite designer of mine. After you delve into clothing by Olga-look up the romanov seamstress. Charles Worth and my all time favorite Charles James. Or honestly regular work of historical clothing it pales in comparison but this book was a nice read.Is it worth it? Yes

Wish I could afford Dior at Bergdorf's. But reading about Dior is very interesting and I will cherish any Dior I acquire in the future.The book was shop worn coming from a school library, but not that important.

A good insight to Christian Dior and the times.