Laurence Benaim, a journalist and fashion writer, has written many books including Fashion and Versailles (Flammarion, 2018), Lancel: Parisian Maison since 1876 (2016), Women in Dior: Portraits of Elegance (Rizzoli, 2016), Dior: The New Look Revolution (Rizzoli, 2015), and a biography of Yves Saint-Laurent. She created the style supplement for the French newspaper Le Monde, and has contributed to Vogue and Marie-Claire. She is an editorial advisor for Le Figaro.