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Dress and jacket

CHRISTIAN DIOR, Paris (attributed to) (couture house), Christian DIOR (attributed to) (designer)
Dress and jacket
 1956 {Arrow (Flèche) line, spring-summer 1956}

Medium
silk (organdie)

Measurements
(a) 30.5 cm (centre back) 15.0 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 117.0 cm (centre back) 25.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)

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
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Accession Number
2015.615.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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