First Look: Patrick Demarchelier’s Photos From the New DIOR COUTURE Book

DIOR COUTURE is a new coffee-table photo-book coming out tomorrow, which chronicles, well, Dior couture. With accompanying text by Ingrid Sischy, it’s a collection of over 100 photos of exquisite and ornate gowns from the Christian Dior house’s haute couture archives — including pieces by Dior himself, and by his successors, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, and John Galliano. All the images were shot by renowned photographer Patrick Demarchelier and feature top models, including Karlie Kloss, Gemma Ward, Gisele Bündchen, and Natalia Vodianova. Click through our slideshow to see a selection of photos from the book.

First Look: Images from DIOR COUTURE shot by Patrick Demarchelier

First Look: Images from DIOR COUTURE shot by Patrick Demarchelier

First Look: Images from DIOR COUTURE shot by Patrick Demarchelier

First Look: Images from DIOR COUTURE shot by Patrick Demarchelier

First Look: Images from DIOR COUTURE shot by Patrick Demarchelier

First Look: Images from DIOR COUTURE shot by Patrick Demarchelier

First Look: Images from DIOR COUTURE shot by Patrick Demarchelier

First Look: Images from DIOR COUTURE shot by Patrick Demarchelier

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