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Ball gown

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2018.8.22.4.CW.DR.1952.FR
Authors:
House of Dior (French, founded 1946)
Christian DIOR (French, 1905 - 1957)
Description
Haute couture evening dress in silver shining brocade with golden flower motifs.

In 1947, Christian DIOR imagines the silhouette of "a woman-flower with soft shoulders, flourished busts, waist lines thin like lianas and skirts wide like corollas", this "New Look" will mark the decade of the 50s. With the return of lavish balls, DIOR participates in their splendoor by designing the majestic ball gowns and renewing with the glamour of the past.
Materials
Brocade
Rayon tulle
Origin
1952 France
Exhibitions History
• 2018.9.1 - 2018.9.30. "Centenary of the fashion through the Alexandre Vassiliev Collection. 1914-2018", Château de Querrieu, Querrieu, France
• 2021.10.20–2021.11.17. ‘Christian Dior Woman. 1947–1988.’ Shopping centre Akropolis Exhibition hall, Kaunas, Lithuania.
• 2023.07.15–2023.11.05. ‘The Paradox of Fashion: Fashion versus Art.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Kampa Museum Funds. Kampa Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.