Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture (Hardback)

'A gripping story in which Justine Picardie brilliantly contrasts the cruel Old World of wartime France with the hopeful New World epitomised by Christian Dior's New Look.' - Antonia Fraser

'An incredible story of courage, endurance and passion.' - Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Dior

'An extraordinary biography . . . in this book it is Catherine's story that shines - the quiet Dior who preferred flowers to fashion, the unsung heroine who survived the abuse of the Third Reich to help liberate France.' - Sunday Times<?p>

'Exceptional . . . Picardie navigates with the intelligence and sympathy you would expect . . . Miss Dior 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.' - Daily Telegraph

'Catherine's story is beautifully, hauntingly told in spare and elegant prose by Picardie . . . moving and evocative.' - The Times

'The juxtaposition of the terrible shadows and dazzling light is one of the great strengths of this book . . . A very personal, very passionate book.' - Artemis Cooper, Times Literary Supplement

'There are few truer words.' - The Spectator

'Picardie's book is of the moment, celebrating an unsung hero at a time when female influences are earning new acclaim.' - Vogue

'Stunning.' - Red

'Exquisite.' - Country Life