Her first season involved not only being formally presented to the queen
, much formal dressing and a round of lunches and dances, but also her own coming-out ball. For this her parents provided a...
Textual Production
Antonia Fraser
The following year AF
produced a book about Robin Hood
for the same series, and during the same period she either ghost-wrote or translated the memoirs of fashion designer Christian Dior
, published in 1957.
Wroe, Nicholas. “The history woman”. The Guardian, pp. 16-19.
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1947: Christian Dior, a Parisian fashion designer,...
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1947
Christian Dior
, a Parisian fashion designer, introduced the New Look: long full skirts, darted bodices, and defined waistlines replaced stark wartime designs.