Friday, 3 December 2010

Dior Illustrated - Rene Gruau & The Line of Beauty

This week i went to Dior Illustrated at Somerset House. 
The imagery was so beautiful and vibrant with colour.
Here are some bits that i liked:

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This was on the ground floor before you go up the stairs. (I probably wasn't meant to take a photo of this.)

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Miss Dior, Circa 1960
"A striking, modern composition that perfectly captures the spirit if the age"

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Dioressence - 1979
Watercolour, gouache and ink
"The image of an elegant woman reclining in a hammock conveys perfectly the exotic Haute Couture spirit of the scent."


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Diorling - 1963
Watercolour, gouache and ink
"A young woman with loose dark hair nibbling a jasmine blossom."