Dreaming of Dior: Every dress tells a story Charlotte Smith 2009

Publisher: Harper Collins Australia 2009

ISBN 9780732290399
296 pages
Illustrated by Grant Cowen

Charlotte Smith had already had more than her fair share of fabulous dresses and adventures. She lived life to the fullest in London, Paris and New York before falling in love with Australia and making it her home.

Then she discovered that she had inherited a priceless vintage clothing collection from her American Quaker godmother, Doris Darnell.

When the boxes started arriving, they were filled with more than three thousand pieces dating from 1790 to 1995, from Dior and Chanel originals to a dainty pioneer dress.

But when she unearthed her godmother’s book of stories, the true value of what she had been given hit home. This wasn’t merely a collection of beautiful things; it was a collection of lives. Women’s lives. Tiny snapshots of our joys and disappointments, our entrances and exits, triumphant and tragic.

This is a book for any woman who knows a dress can hold a lifetime of memories.

Grant Cowan has worked as an illustrator on magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour and Redmagazine.

Hardcover and Dustcover in excellent condition

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