'Dior by YSL'

To mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the house of Dior, Assouline presents a series of seven volumes that are each devoted to an iconic designer at the couture house. Supplemented with beautiful photography — including imagery of uncovered treasures photographed exclusively for this collection — alongside commentary and anecdotes from esteemed fashion journalists, this book focuses on a young Yves Saint Laurent's tenure as Head Designer at the house. Across the pages of this compendium, the designer's interpretation of Christian Dior's vision of femininity is explored via Laziz Hamani's sublime images, obtained through extensive travels to museums, institutions and private collections across the world. The result is an unprecedented series of dress 'portraits' that exquisitely reflect the designer's inspirations and influences, and which tell the story of the evolution of the house under Saint Laurent.