Anne de Courcy

The elusive adventures of Catherine Dior

The former editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar has tackled that most difficult subject: the person about whom virtually nothing is known

Christian Dior’s house La Colle Noire in Provence, where Catherine spent six months during the war. Credit: François Durand/Getty Images for Parfums Christian Dior

  • Miss Dior: A Study of Courage and Couture

    Justine Picardie

    Haber, pp. 448, £25

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