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Diorama, cocktail dress

Diorama, cocktail dress
 1959 {Longue collection, spring-summer 1959}

Medium
silk (faille, tulle), metal (fastenings)
Measurements
(a) 99.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat)
(b) 9.0 × 86.5 cm (belt)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
(a) label, centre front neckline, woven in black on white silk: PRINTEMPS-ETE 1359 / Christian Dior / PARIS (stamped in ink) 98005
label, centre front neckline, woven in red on white silk: MADE IN FRANCE
Accession Number
2023.181.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2023
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display