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Sonatine

CHRISTIAN DIOR, Paris (fashion house), Christian DIOR (designer)
Sonatine
 1957 {Slender (Fuseau) line, autumn-winter 1957–58}

Medium
silk (velvet, point d'esprit tulle)

Measurements
133.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty, 2017
© Christian Dior Couture

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Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International

 

About this work

Favourites of the Dior design repertoire, rich silk velvet and delicately spotted white tulle come together with great effect in this dramatic evening dress from the late 1950s. Satin, taffeta, velvet, lace and tulle are mainstays in the creation of luxurious evening wear and have been consistently revisited by designers at Dior ever since.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
label, inner front bodice, woven in white on mushroom silk: PATRON ORIGINAL / CHRISTIAN DIOR / PARIS

Accession Number
2017.118

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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