Photographie: Christian Dior by Brigitte Niedermair

PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIGITTE NIEDERMAIR TEXTS BY OLIVIER GABET, MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI, BRIGITTE LACOMBE, MARTINO GAMPER, AND MARCELLO JORI

Informed by her parallel paths as an artist and a photographer, Brigitte Niedermair expands the conventions and biases of the fashion image system. Her work focuses on representations of women’s bodies in art and culture, with deeply constructed images and striking compositions that make for a distinctive style.

This volume explores the remarkable relationship between Dior and Niedermair’s aesthetic, resulting in photographs radiating a strong sense of unconventional femininity. The first section is devoted to the collaboration throughout the recent years, followed by a portfolio of exclusive images of historical and iconic Christian Dior creations. Captured with an analogic, classical technique in a five-by-four-inch format—which was used during photography’s early beginnings—42 pieces from Dior archives are photographed twice, with each version of the image offering a unique perspective and revealing hidden details, such as the construction of the designs. With the principal essay by Olivier Gabet and contributions by Dior’s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, and artists and friends of Niedermair, this beautifully crafted book offers an extraordinary look into one of today’s most fascinating creatives.

Brigitte Niedermair is an Italian photographer alternating artistic research with fashion photography. Her works are included in private collections, museums, and public institutions. Olivier Gabet is the director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) in Paris. Maria Grazia Chiuri is the creative director of Dior. Brigitte Lacombe is a French photographer. Martino Gamper is an Italian designer. Marcello Jori is an Italian visual artist and designer.

272 pages, 11K x 14P” 200 color and b/w photographs HC: 978-0-8478-7116-2 $150.00 Can: $200.00 UK: £110.00 February 22, 2022 Rights: World RIZZOLI

42 Dior Magazine, Paris, 2009 Dior Spring-Summer, Paris, 2020

186 Robe Princesse de Clèves Collection Haute Couture automne-hiver, 1954 Ligne H par Christian Dior

Princesse de Clèves, automne-hiver, 1954

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