Ball gown

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2025.9.14.2.CW.DR.C2012.FR
Authors:
House of Dior (French, founded 1946)
Hedi SLIMANE (France, born 1968)
Description
Ivory taffeta ball gown, waist cut at the front, fitted with princess seams at the back, with a full skirt below the knees; the bodice has one-piece sleeves to the elbow, fastened with single covered button each, a central metal zip fastening at the front with triple unstitched pleats, looking towards the center, on both sides of the zipper; the skirt has two deep rear pleats, looking towards the side seams, and welt pockets in these seams; lined with tone-on-tone silk.
Materials
Taffeta
Metal zipper
Origin
circa 2012 Paris, France