Evening Gown Front View

Evening gown of orange satin with printed/compound flocked weave of black zig zags in "freehand" style:
(A) Loose-fitting gown with round neckline, shoulder pads; long sleeves taper to wrist; zipper at each wrist; dropped, straight waistline; floor-length skirt is slit at PL side and buttons with self-covered buttons; CB zipper; orange silk organza lining.
Label: "MADE IN FRANCE/ Automne-Hiver 1983/ Christian Dior/ PARIS/ 17748"
(B) Waist sash; self-fabric; wide, gathered sash with oversized, pre-formed bow; lining of orange silk lining; hook and eye/ snap closure.
Label: none
Date: Autumn Winter 1983
Note: Worn by Betsy Bloomingdale. See photographs of Mrs. Bloomingdale wearing gown. Photos are copies and courtesy of Mrs. Bloomingdale. Object's Collection Documentation file, Registrar's Office.
FIDM Museum gown photographed in Hanover, Jerome. "Dior: Marc Bohan 1961-1989," Assouline, 2018, p438-439
Worn to Palm Beach Community Foundation Dinner-Dance, 1986. See clipping in Bloomingdale Scrapbook 1986-1987.
Additional biographical information in Bloomingdale donor files.