"In 1947 Christian Dior's new look transformed the way women dressed. His designs continued to send shockwaves through the world of fashion in his ten years as a couturier. With images originally commissioned for its pages from photographers such as Horst and Irving Penn and artists like Christain Berard, Vogue on Christian Dior offers a unique insight into Dior's search for the perfect line, how his vision of women's ideal silhouette developed and how his embrace of creativity and commerce led to his name still fronting one of the most successful haute conture fashion houses long after his death."--Inside jacket.