The Dior Bar suit is one of the most influentialdesigns in the history of fashion. On February 12,1947, Christian Dior presented this voluminous skirtcombined with a jacket featuring a tiny waist, apronounced bust, and enhanced hips in his firstcollection in the salons of 30 Avenue Montaigne.After the show, the editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar,Carmel Snow, exclaimed: It's quite a revolution,dear Christian! Your dresses have such a new look! The phrase made headlines.Dior's New Look transformed the zeitgeist of apostwar France and heralded a storied career for hislabel. The New Look was an immediate sensation,and everyone wanted to wear the silhouette that Diorwas later to describe as the return to an ideal of civilizedhappiness. Almost seven decades after itscreation, the New Look revolution and its spiritcontinue to inspire the House of Dior. Published toaccompany the Dior: The New Look Revolution exhibitionat the Musée Christian Dior in Granville,France, this stunning volume presents a rare collectionof images that illustrate the Bar suit, from theinitial sketches drawn by Christian Dior to the sartorialperfection of the completed outfit, as well as themany versions it has inspired. From Yves SaintLaurent to Raf Simons, season after season, thedesigners of Dior have interpreted the legendarycurves of the Bar suit, dreaming up bustier versions,designing it in woolen denim, or adorning it withmasculine prints. With exquisite photography andinsightful text surveying over sixty years of Dior'ssublime reinvention, this book is a must-have forfollowers and students of fashion.