“I like to photograph the positive way of life” Patrick Demarchilier told The Times in 2016. “I like the beauty, the beauty inside.” The book, Dior Couture, is a portfolio of over one hundred iconic gowns covering the entire era of Christian Dior haute couture, including dresses designed by Dior himself and those of his successors, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan and John Galliano. Each of the photographs were shot by Patrick Demarchelier.