{"product_id":"azzedine-ala-oas-dior-collection-9780847876099","title":"Azzedine Alaïa's Dior Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eAzzedine Alaia s exceptional personal collection of Dior designs, disclosing a fascinating connection in fashion history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamed fashion designer Azzedine Ala√Øa‚Äôs exceptional personal collection of Dior designs, revealing a fascinating connection in fashion history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAla√Øa was not only a renowned couturier but also a passionate fashion historian and an insatiable collector, an interest he cultivated starting in the 1960s. He gathered over 20,000 garments in his lifetime, from the birth of haute couture to pieces by contemporaries he admired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book showcases for the first time the priceless personal collection of Dior designs that Ala√Øa assembled over decades‚Äîpieces by Christian Dior as well as the artistic directors that followed him at the helm of the House. The collection is analyzed through chapters dedicated to the elements that awakened the curiosity of Ala√Øa‚Äôs collector genius: the construction of the dresses‚Äîtheir ‚Äúarchitecture‚Äù; the enchanting multitude of the color tones and textures of the fabrics and materials; and the poetry of the names of Dior‚Äôs creations revealing the diversity of his sources of inspiration, such as \u003ci\u003eAccacias, Astart√©, Caracas, Ch√©rie, Jardin anglais, Madrid, Marcel Pagnol, Rose des vents, \u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eTourbillon.\u003c\/i\u003e. Illustrated by beautiful photographs of the dresses, historical archival images, drawings by Christian Dior, and collection charts detailing fabric samples and sketches, this book offers a fresh view of Ala√Øa‚Äôs influences and Dior‚Äôs history and will appeal to fashion lovers everywhere.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780847876099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 24 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Rizzoli International Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: New York, United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 26.7(H)x22.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence Bena√Øm\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and fashion historian. She created the style supplement for \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e and the magazine \u003ci\u003eStiletto,\u003c\/i\u003e and has notably contributed to \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e. For Rizzoli, she authored \u003ci\u003eWomen in Dior: Portraits of Elegance \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eYves Saint Laurent: A Biography \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), and \u003ci\u003eAla√Øa Afore Ala√Øa \u003c\/i\u003e(2022). \u003cb\u003eOlivier Saillard\u003c\/b\u003e is a French historian specializing in fashion and director of the Azzedine Ala√Øa Foundation. For Rizzoli, he edited \u003ci\u003eAla√Øa Afore Ala√Øa \u003c\/i\u003e(2022) and authored \u003ci\u003eMadame Gr√®s Couture Paris \u003c\/i\u003e(2024) and \u003ci\u003eEmbodying Pasolini\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). \u003cb\u003eAlessandra Ronetti\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian art historian specializing in the study of colors.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\"For it‚Äôs own part, over the last decade, Dior has engaged in an intentional creative dialogue with the art world inviting talents to reinterpret its signature Lady Dior handbag.\u003cbr\u003eThis year‚Äôs global lineup hails from Europe, USA and Brazil to China, South Korea and Kuwait and features Eva Jospin, In√®s Longevial, Marc Quinn, Lakwena, Jessica Cannon, Patrick Eug√®ne, Sophia Loeb, Ju Ting, Lee Ufan and Alymamah Rashed. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the initiative, Dior has also released a dedicated retrospective book published by Rizzoli...\" ‚Äî \u003cb\u003eFORBES.COM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Rich photography, archival imagery, and design documents illuminate a dialogue across generations, positioning Ala√Øa not only as a couturier, but as one of Dior‚Äôs most perceptive readers and inheritors of form, discipline, and imagination.\"\u003cb\u003e ‚Äî INDULGE MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Experiential, vivid, imaginative, textured, and beyond the ordinary is the magical world I discovered within \u003ci\u003eKIT KEMP: Design Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e ‚Äî HELLO LOVELY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"...offers an intimate look at the extraordinary archive assembled by legendary couturier Azzedine Ala√Øa, revealing the architecture, artistry, and poetry that shaped his vision.\"\u003cb\u003e ‚Äî CURATED TEXAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Olivier Saillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880243310809,"sku":"9780847876099","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780847876099.jpg?v=1783000185","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/azzedine-ala-oas-dior-collection-9780847876099","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}