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Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.

-Christian Dior

Zesty fashion junkies will love a new Dior biography by ROM Textile and Costume Curator, Alexandra Palmer. Dior looks at how the seminal couturier built up his fashion house in post-war Paris to become one of the most successful brands in the world.

It was Monsieur Dior who established the 1950s curvy wasp-waisted look that still struts down catwalks today. And he was a shrewd businessman who pioneered merchandising licenses (the likes of which have made Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein very wealthy indeed).  The book also features over 100 gorgeous images that will have you roaring, "J’adore Dior."

Dior, $24.44 at Amazon.ca.