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Zelie, cocktail dress

CHRISTIAN DIOR, Paris (couture house), Christian DIOR (designer)
Zelie, cocktail dress
 1954
H line, autumn-winter 1954–55

Medium
silk

Measurements
122.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2006
© Christian Dior

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
label, left seamline, woven in black on white silk: AUTOMNE-HIVER 1954/ Christian Dior/PARIS 46875

Accession Number
2006.488

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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