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Evening dress and mantle
Bohan, Marc, born 1926 - Enlarge image
Evening dress and mantle
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (made)
- Date:
1967 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Bohan, Marc, born 1926 (designer)
Christian Dior (designed for) - Materials and Techniques:
Embroidered silk chiffon with sequins and beads, lined with silk, boned
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr Stavros Niarchos
- Museum number:
T.138&A-1974
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Striped silk chiffon strapless sheath evening dress with a single-sleeved flowing mantle. In colours ranging from pink, emerald green, purple, orange, lime green and turquoise.
[Evening dress] Full-length strapless dress with a lining of silk. With a midriff-length part-boned bodice attached. Fastening at the left side with self-covered pop studs.
[Mantle] Full-length mantle of square shape in matching material. Mandarin collar and single left long sleeve. Collar and cuff are decorated with diamanté, metal and plastic bead embroidery and fancy paillettes.
Place of Origin
Paris, France (made)
Date
1967 (made)
Artist/maker
Bohan, Marc, born 1926 (designer)
Christian Dior (designed for)
Materials and Techniques
Embroidered silk chiffon with sequins and beads, lined with silk, boned
Marks and inscriptions
[Evening dress] 'PRINTEMPS / ÉTE 1967 / Christian Dior / Paris'
[Evening dress] '135846'
Descriptive line
Silk chiffon strapless evening dress with a single-sleeved flowing mantle, designed by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, Paris, 1967
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
L'Officiel, March 1967, p 125
Mentioned in Beaton catalogue
Exhibition History
Fashion: an anthology by Cecil Beaton (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/1972-31/12/1972)
Materials
Beads; Sequins; Silk chiffon
Techniques
Embroidery
Subjects depicted
Flowers, rosebuds
Categories
Embroidery; Fashion; Evening wear; Formal wear; Women's clothes
Production Type
Haute couture
Collection code
T&F
