Design for a dress with bolero in the 'New Look' style,possibly for Dior.
Fashion Design
ca.1947-1950 (made)
ca.1947-1950 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Design for a dress with bolero in the 'New Look' style by Bernard Blossac, possibly for Dior, about 1947-50. It is signed in pencil 'Blossac'.
Born into an aristocratic family, Bernard de la Bourdonnaie-Blossac studied art at in the atelier of Paul Colin before the ‘most Parisian’ fashion designer Robert Piguet discovered him. Blossac soon started publishing his drawings in a magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.His post war drawings convey a sense of aristocratic elegance and his designs fully encapsulate the chic of la vie Parisienne.
Born into an aristocratic family, Bernard de la Bourdonnaie-Blossac studied art at in the atelier of Paul Colin before the ‘most Parisian’ fashion designer Robert Piguet discovered him. Blossac soon started publishing his drawings in a magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.His post war drawings convey a sense of aristocratic elegance and his designs fully encapsulate the chic of la vie Parisienne.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Design for a dress with bolero in the 'New Look' style,possibly for Dior. |
| Materials and techniques | Black chalk and watercolour. |
| Brief description | Design for a dress with bolero in the 'New Look' style by Bernard Blossac, possibly for Dior, ca. 1947-50. |
| Physical description | Design for a dress with bolero in the 'New Look' style, possibly for Dior, ca. 1947-50. Signed in pencil 'Blossac'. COSTUME: CIVIL: GENERAL: [France]: [1947-50]: Female COSTUME: CIVIL: HATS, Head-dresses & Coiffures |
| Dimensions | Measurements: 50.1 x 32.9 cm. |
| Summary | Design for a dress with bolero in the 'New Look' style by Bernard Blossac, possibly for Dior, about 1947-50. It is signed in pencil 'Blossac'. Born into an aristocratic family, Bernard de la Bourdonnaie-Blossac studied art at in the atelier of Paul Colin before the ‘most Parisian’ fashion designer Robert Piguet discovered him. Blossac soon started publishing his drawings in a magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.His post war drawings convey a sense of aristocratic elegance and his designs fully encapsulate the chic of la vie Parisienne. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.167-1987 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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