Publisher's Synopsis
The flexi-bound 2008 V&A Museum Diary is illustrated with images of Parisian and British couture from a decade that Christian Dior described as the 'Golden Age' of fashion.
Dior's launch of the 'New Look' for his first collection in 1947 shocked and delighted the fashion world, creating a new style that symbolized femininity. The decade saw the rise of the celebrity, designer, photographer and supermodel. Glamour, sophistication and fashion are all represented here. The diaries contain national and religious holidays and astronomical information and has a pocket on the inside front cover.