In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the French Couture house in 2017, luxury book publisher Assouline releasing the first volume in a series devoted to each designer of the couture house.

With a total of 504 pages, the book features 345 photographs by Laziz Hamani and text by fashion curator Olivier Saillard, director of the Palais Galliera museum in Paris. It is published in French, English and Chinese.

Available on December 9th, 'Dior by Christian Dior 1947-1957' priced at $195 and it is to be sold on Assouline’s web site, Deand the Galignani bookshop in Paris ahead of a wider rollout in January.