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Cuba, evening dress

CHRISTIAN DIOR, Paris (couture house), Christian DIOR (designer)
Cuba, evening dress
 1954 {H–line, autumn-winter 1954–55}

Medium
silk (tulle), diamanté, metallic thread

Measurements
124.0 cm (centre back) 29.5 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

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Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International

 

About this work

In addition to Christian Dior’s influential New Look silhouette, the other major impact Dior had on the silhouette was the loosening of the waist with the introduction of his H line for autumn–winter 1954, known in France as the haricot vert (French bean) look.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Accession Number
2015.614

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

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