For last week’s Style File Friday, I shared some of my favourite Balenciaga highlights in honour of Cristobal Balenciaga’s birthday. However, if you didn’t know, Balenciaga also shared a birthday with Christian Dior. They were born a decade apart (Balenciaga in 1895, Dior in 1905) […]

There are some Dior designers that I prefer to others. Obviously Christian Dior himself is second to none, but I think that Gianfranco Ferré is an unsung hero of the house. He led the House of Dior from 1989 and 1996 and brought a lot […]

I took quite a long break with many, many NetGalley books to review, but I’m back reading the V&A Fashion Perspectives series. I have enjoyed getting a “behind the scenes” look at these designers, as all save for Quant are no longer with us. However, […]

Dior’s different artistic designers have taken the house in many different directions over the decade. Although they are tasked with creating a cohesive progression of Dior, there is a lot of room for creativity and risk. And if nothing else, John Galliano is known for […]

In these difficult and uncertain times, it is nice to focus on the lovely things in life. The Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition has to be the most impressive exhibition I’ve ever seen, and I don’t know that it will ever be topped. (A Norman […]