Aladin, dress
1947 {Corolla (Corolle) line, autumn-winter 1947–48}
Medium
acetate (satin)
Measurements
127.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
© Christian Dior Couture
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
Despite its low décolletage, Aladin was affectionately nicknamed the ‘Mother Hubbard’ dress by American fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar for its loose-fitting and voluminous form. With echoes of an informal housecoat or eighteenth-century mantua robe, Aladin still retains the signature cinched, belted waistline that Christian Dior favoured. Despite its relaxed style, Aladin is designed to make an impression with its metres of jewel-like silk-satin.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
label, right seamline, woven in black on white silk: Christian Dior / PARIS
inscribed in pen and ink on reverse: 4623
Accession Number
2015.609
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest