Pré Catelan, dress
1947
Figure eight (En huit) line, spring-summer 1947
Medium
linen, glass (beads)
Measurements
109.0 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
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
label, right seamline, woven in black on white silk: Christian Dior / PARISS
Accession Number
2015.608
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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