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Bergdorf Goodman, New York (retailer)
Christian Dior (designer)
Gruau evening dress 1949 {autumn-winter}
silk satin, metal
(a) 26.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) 105.5 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist flat) (skirt)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2005
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Gruau evening dress
1949
autumn-winter
Medium
silk satin, metal
Measurements
(a) 26.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) 105.5 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist flat) (skirt)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2005
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
New York, United States
Inscription
(b) label, side seam, woven in yellow on black: BERGDORF / GOODMAN / ON THE PLAZA / NEW YORK
Accession Number
2005.182.a-b
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
Physical description
Navy silk satin two-piece gown.
(a) Bodice: strapless boned bodice with asymmetrical draping and diagonal faux closure with four self covered buttons.
(b) Skirt: floor length single-piece skirt wrapping from slender silhouette at back to diagonal tab with five parallel buttons at left front overlaying multiple pleats, oblique stand away pocket, asymmetrical trained hemline.