The siblings’ stories are profoundly in Occupied France, as Christian honed his couture skills, Catherine dedicated herself to the Resistance, ultimately being captured by the Gestapo and sent to Ravensbruck, the only Nazi camp solely for women. I was so disappointed as I love Dior and the history of fashion and I even really love WW2 fashion but this book isn’t about any of those things!

I gave this book three stars, not because I thought it was not good but because it doesn't deliver what it says on the cover. Some of these women were a part of the same resistance unit as Catherine, were tortured by the same people as Catherine, and were with Catherine in the same camps at the same time.Now, having said that, the reader will find the book an exceptional piece of work in bringing the early to late 20th century to life through vivid and clear descriptions.

She was captured by the Nazis, tortured, and deported to the Ravensbruck concentration camp in Germany. Obviously, her story and Christian's are intertwined and I liked the way in which this was dealt with in the book. Christian Dior was so moved by his courageous younger sister that he formulated his unforgettable perfume, Miss Dior, to honor her bravery and patriotism during World War II. Perhaps this is why the author attempts to flesh out Dior’s story by connecting her to her brother Christian’s well-documented career in the second half of the book. After my tour of the exhibition, I have been granted permission to spend the remainder of the day writing in what was the Dior children’s playroom in the garden.It’s about how necessity can drive people to either terrible deeds or acts of great courage, and how beauty can grow from the worst kinds of horror.