Find yourself with holiday-gift cash burning a hole in your pocket? After the often-dismal year that was 2009, we say you deserve something lighthearted and enlightening. Roxanne Lowit, the esteemed photographer who's shot for everyone from Vivienne Westwood to Vogue, has been following your favourite eccentric and ours, John Galliano. For a decade. The result is an enchanting new photo book, Backstage Dior.

Backstage Dior comes with a forward from the Christian Dior designer himself and features pieces from Suzy Menkes, Simon Doonan and Valerie Steele. You can buy the book on Amazon here, and trust us: You won't want to miss all that glossy, high-glam goodness.