Porcelaine, evening dress
1958 {Trapèze line, spring-summer 1958}
Medium
silk (faille), cotton (net), metal (fastenings)
Measurements
109.0 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty, 2017
© Christian Dior Couture
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
From Yves Saint Laurent’s first collection at Dior, this sculptural evening dress makes the most of the three-dimensional form of the rose. Saint Laurent’s design focus demonstrates his youthful translation of one of the key Dior codes, the ever-present flower.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Accession Number
2017.119
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