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Marie-France Pochna's acclaimed biography of fashion icon Christian Dior is featured in The New York Sun style section today: "The importance of the iconic silhouette and the lasting impact of the man who created it were captured brilliantly by biographer Marie-France Pochna in her 1996 "Christian Dior: The Man Who Made the World Look New." The book, which was out of print, has just been republished by Overlook Press with a new name — Christian Dior: The Biography — and, indeed, a new look. This time around, the book is a glossy, elegant number that nevertheless maintains the integrity and serious reporting of the original."
Marie-France Pochna (center) was honored at the Christian Dior Boutique in Manhattan this week on the occasion of the publication of Christian Dior: The Biography. Joined by literary agent George Borchardt (left) and fashion historian Valerie Steele (right), Ms. Pocha gave a stirring tribute to the creator of the New Look and founder of one the world's greatest couture houses.
Sherryl Connelly of The New York Daily News looks at Christian Dior: The Biography, by Marie-France Pochna, coming from Overlook this month: "It took one swish of the hips and America was won, noted the writer Colette. In her marvelously observed biography, Christian Dior, French luxury-goods specialist Marie-France Pochna traces the path this son of a fertilizer magnate took to rescue fashion from what appeared to be a permanent state of the doldrums."
When we were young boys, my brother and I swam in the surf off Montauk Point.
We spent hours leaning into the strong waves, ducking under as the swirling foam crashed onto the beach, and pulling ourselves back to our feet, only to plunge into the icy water again and swim a few yards before another wave slammed into us and we'd stagger back to shore.
Those were days when it felt like we were
Marie-France Pochna's acclaimed biography of fashion icon Christian Dior is featured in The New York Sun style section today: "The importance of the iconic silhouette and the lasting impact of the man who created it were captured brilliantly by biographer Marie-France Pochna in her 1996 "Christian Dior: The Man Who Made the World Look New." The book, which was out of print, has just been republished by Overlook Press with a new name — Christian Dior: The Biography — and, indeed, a new look. This time around, the book is a glossy, elegant number that nevertheless maintains the integrity and serious reporting of the original."
A nice piece to reflect on this Sunday morning. I flew from California to my Niece's wedding held on Montauk Pt. beach last week. I grew up on Long Island but never got out past Jones beach in those days. After an all-night wedding party we went swimming in the ocean at six A.M. Great stuff. Gatsby probably wouldn't recognize the nearby Hamptons today. Nice haiku by your brother. There's