Peter Lindbergh. Dior. 40th Edition, Book

A tribute to fashion's most beloved photographer.

Peter Lindbergh has photographed Dior's most exceptional muses, such as Marion Cotillard and Charlize Theron, and has signed campaigns for Lady Dior and J'Adore with his inimitable style. Throughout his career, the photographer has been one of the house's closest collaborators. This final book was an original co-creation that was close to the artist's heart - and ours.

Seventy years of Dior history projected against the effervescence of Times Square, New York: this was the concept behind the Lindbergh project, extraordinary in both quality and dimension, for which Dior, in an unusual move, allowed an unprecedented number of priceless garments to be taken from its vaults in Paris and shipped across the Atlantic.

The result is electric. Amid the frenzy of Times Square, Alek Wek shines in the immaculate Bar suit from 1947, the historic ensemble that launched the House of Dior. In snippets of street scenes, models Saskia de Brauw, Karen Elson and Amber Valletta fly through crowds and scaffolding, are reflected in building façades and dressed in haute couture, from hand-stitched pieces by Christian Dior to the latest designs by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Lindbergh's trademark monochrome and colour photographs masterfully highlight the complexities, silhouettes and textures of each piece.