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Evening dress Detail of evening dress

Christian Dior for Dior

The Museum at FIT

The Museum at FIT
New York City, United States

Flowers were a consistent theme in Christian Dior’s work, often represented by the silhouette of a dress or a floral-patterned fabric. The embroidered flowers on this dress appear to be growing around the wearer’s body: in full bloom at the top of the bodice and trailing off as vines near the hem. Dior’s expression of the overtly feminine silhouette was embraced by magazines like Vogue, whose Paris fashion editor owned this dress.

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  • Title: Evening dress Detail of evening dress
  • Creator: Christian Dior
  • Fashion House: Christian Dior
  • Date Created: 1951
  • Location Created: France
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT
  • Medium: Ivory silk satin with polychrome ribbon, silk floss embroidery, and rhinestones
  • Credit: Gift of Despina Messinesi
The Museum at FIT

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