Cavalier, suit
1948 {Flight (Envol) line, spring-summer 1948}
Medium
wool, silk (velvet)
Measurements
(a) 32.0 cm(centre back) 58.5 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 31.5 cm (waist, flat) 70.0 cm (centre back) (skirt)
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
Christian Dior maintained that ‘the suit is without doubt the most important piece in the female wardrobe, for it is the best adapted to today’s lifestyle’. To this end, many of his collections feature ingenious examples of tailored day wear. Dior believed the suit to be capable of displaying just as much technical prowess and fashionable appeal as a daring cocktail dress or a dazzling evening gown.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
label, centre back neckline woven in white on black silk Christian Dior / PARIS
label, centre back neckline, inscribed in pencil on white cotton ribbon: 6977
Accession Number
2015.610.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
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