CLAIRE WILCOX

This suptuous book, now available in a deluxe paperback edition, focuses on Parisian and British couture during the decade that Christian Dior described as fashion´s `golden age´. Stunning gowns and exquisite tailoring from designers such as Balenciaga, Hartnell, Amies, Balmain, Givenchy and Dior are accompanied by evocative photographs by the likes of Richar Avedon, Irving Penn and Cecil Beaton.