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Evening ensemble

CHRISTIAN DIOR, Paris (couture house), Christian DIOR (designer), (FRANCE) (fashion house)
Evening ensemble
 1951 {Natural (Naturelle) line, spring-summer 1951}

Medium
silk, rayon, cotton, baleen, metal

Measurements
(a) 57.0 cm (centre back) 24.0 cm (waist, flat) (Boston, bodice)
(b) 115.0 cm (centre back) 26.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation from the wardrobe of Mrs Mavis Powell by her daughter Mrs Angela Wood, Fellow, 2001
© Christian Dior Couture

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Edition
couture no: 16778

Inscription
(a) label, centre back, woven in black thread on white fabric: Christian Dior / PARIS / MADE IN FRANCE 16778

Accession Number
2001.217.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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