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Miss Dior: A Wartime Story of Courage and Couture

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"Remarkable" —Hamish Bowles, Vogue The overdue restoration of Catherine Dior's extraordinary life, from her brother's muse to Holocaust survivor When the French designer Christian Dior presented his first collection in Paris in 1947, he changed fashion forever. Dior's "New Look" created a striking, romantic vision of femininity, luxury, and grace, making him—and his last name—famous overnight. One woman informed Dior's vision more than any other: his sister, Catherine, a Resistance fighter, concentration camp survivor, and cultivator of rose gardens who inspired Dior's most beloved fragrance, Miss Dior. Yet the story of Catherine's remarkable life—so different from her famous brother's—has never been told, until now. Drawing on the Dior archives and extensive research, Justine Picardie's Miss Dior is the long-overdue restoration of Catherine Dior's life. The siblings' stories are profoundly intertwined: in Occupied France, as Christian honed his couture skills, Catherine dedicated herself to the Resistance, ultimately being captured by the Gestapo and sent to Ravensbruck, the only Nazi camp solely for women. Seeking to trace Catherine's story as well as her influence on her brother, Picardie traveled to the significant places of Catherine's life, including Les Rhumbs, the Dior family villa with its magnificent gardens; the House of Dior in Paris; and La Colle Noire, Christian's chateâu that he bequeathed to his sister. Inventive and captivating, and shaped by Picardie's own journey, Miss Dior examines the legacy of Christian Dior, the secrets of postwar France, and the unbreakable bond between two remarkable siblings. Most important, it shines overdue recognition on a previously overlooked life, one that epitomized courage and also embodied the astonishing capacity of the human spirit to remain undimmed, even in the darkest circumstances. Includes Black- and-White Illustrations Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Farrar, Straus and Giroux


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Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2021


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 247.3 MB


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


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Format: Audiobook
Great reading
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2026 by Beatrice A Rice
    • Couldn't Put it Down
Format: Hardcover
This book is packed with thorough research, so you'll learn so much, but it's written beautifully and takes you into the emotion of human behavior. Though it was absolutely heartbreaking to read the accounts of the atrocities of WW2, it showed the power of the human spirit. I couldn't put this book down and would highly recommend it! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2022 by Amazon Customer
    • Bringing an enigmatic woman to life
Format: Kindle
Great read, I gave it four stars instead of five because the author veered off subject to relate her own loss and I found that distracting. This book does cover as much as can be known, I think, about Catherine Dior. The research is very detailed, and illuminates a period of history that seems to be forgotten now. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2025 by Ahhburne
    • Difficult reading
Format: Kindle
This exhaustively research biography is seriously hampered by the fact that Catherine Dior never wrote about her own life nor did she speak of it. She preferred anonymity. And she died before the author began writing this biography. But the author provides a fascinating and somewhat horrifying insight into the couture industry of Paris and how it thrived during the German occupation and the years that followed. All things considered this is a dark and somewhat depressing read. But certainly respectable and it stands as a testament to the writers diligent research and dedication. I would highly recommend this book to those who want to know what life was like in Paris during World War II. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021 by RJ Stone
    • Must Read
Format: Paperback
This book is a must read. It opens up a whole new chapter to the Dior brand. This book clearly shows what a heroine Catherine Dior was. She was a spectacular lady. It changes the way I look at Dior products even though now the brand was acquired by a different company. A great book for anyone looking to learn more about a dark chapter in the world’s history. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2026 by Lisa
    • Exquisite!!
Format: Paperback
Fascinating and exquisitely written.
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2025 by Amazon Pianist
    • Wonderful book
Format: Hardcover
Catherine Dior was a very private person which makes this book all the more remarkable because the author did a tremendous amount of research on her life, her work as a spy for the French resistance and her subsequent journey through the hell of Nazi concentration camps and its aftermath on her body and soul. I devoured this books as did my mother. We both found the mixture of haute couture, the Dior family, including Christian and most heartbreakingly, Catherine, to be a masterful and entertaining biography. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022 by Ellyn
    • Not as advertised
Format: Hardcover
The book is well written however it is only tangentially about Catherine Dior. She appears at most on every fourth page, although while reading the book it felt like every 12th page. The best part of the book is parts drawn from Christian Dior's autobiography the worst is the detailed descriptions that appear throughout the book of the horrors visited on those, like Catherine, who were captured and tortured by the Nazi's. The horrific descriptions stayed with me several days later. I wanted to read about a woman who was part of the life of Christian Dior, NOT the horrors of the Nazis. I admit that perspective of how traumatized the French were by the Germans and their occupation informed the joy of Dior's "New Look," so I can see why it was included. However, there are other ways for an author to get there. The images in general could have been far better. Postage stamp size images should have been spread over more pages so they could have been larger and visible. The lengthy description of Dior's Miss Dior dress was accompanied by only a black and white image, whereas the image does appear in color in recent exhibition catalogs. I gave this book two stars because the author is a good writer. I'd really love to read a story about Catherine Dior, which this was not. She is a ghost on the pages, which admittedly may be all that the author could tease out about her from the remaining written records. Perhaps better would have been a nice long article about her. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2021 by Peachcake

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