{"product_id":"miss-dior-justine-picardie","title":"Miss Dior (Justine Picardie)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Miss Dior\u003c\/i\u003e is a wartime story of freedom and fascism, beauty and betrayal and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a gripping story' (Antonia Fraser).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*The New Look, a new Apple TV drama series starring Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior - in a role inspired by Justine Picardie's \u003ci\u003eMiss Dior\u003c\/i\u003e - is out now*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exceptional . . . \u003ci\u003eMiss Dior\u003c\/i\u003e is so much more than a biography. It's about how necessity can drive people to either terrible deeds or acts of great courage, and how beauty can grow from the worst kinds of horror.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiss Dior\u003c\/i\u003e explores the relationship between the visionary designer Christian Dior and his beloved younger sister Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity. Justine Picardie's journey takes her to wartime Paris, where Christian honed his couture skills while Catherine dedicated herself to the French Resistance and the battle against the Nazis, until she was captured by the Gestapo and deported to the German concentration camp of Ravensbrück.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing the wartime paths of the Dior siblings leads Picardie deep into other hidden histories, and different forms of resistance and sisterhood. She discovers what it means to believe in beauty and hope, despite our knowledge of darkness and despair, and reveals the timeless solace of the natural world in the aftermath of devastation and destruction.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*A beautiful, full colour package featuring over 200 archival images.*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary . . . Picardie uses her investigative reporting skills . . . the result is Netflix-worthy and the pace page-turning . . . Catherine's story shines - the quiet Dior who preferred flowers to fashion, the unsung heroine who survived the abuse of the Third Reich to help liberate France.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJustine Picardie is the author of seven books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eCoco Chanel: The Legend and the Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e and was formerly an investigative journalist for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand columnist for the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. She was also editor of the \u003ci\u003eObserver Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand features director of \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 448 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65866710155613,"sku":"K095915156","price":20.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9591515600001A.jpg?v=1788928841","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/miss-dior-justine-picardie","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}