Evening Dress
1967 (made)
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Marc Bohan designed this evening dress and petticoat in black silk, organza and ostrich feathers for Christian Dior for the Spring/Summer 1967 collection. Marc Bohan was the House of Dior’s longest-serving creative director. He worked at several Parisian couture houses including Piguet, Molyneux and Patou before joining Dior in 1958. His initial role was to design the London collections. In 1961, he showed his first collection as Christian Dior's creative director in Paris, receiving jubilant reviews from the fashion press. Bohan continued as creative director, steering the house through the cultural shifts of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, until departing in 1989.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-sewn silk, organza, cotton and ostrich feathers, lined with silk, and boned |
| Brief description | Evening dress and petticoat of machine-sewn silk, organza, and ostrich feathers, designed by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, Paris, 1967 |
| Physical description | Evening dress and petticoat of machine-sewn black silk, organza, and ostrich feathers. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Gallery label | Dress
Christian Dior by Marc Bohan (b.1926)
Haute couture, Spring/Summer 1967
Silk (organza) and feathers (ostrich, cockerel)
Victoria and Albert Museum - T.139-1974 - Given by Mrs Walther Moreira Salles
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams(02/02/2019-14/07/2019) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Walther Moreira Salles |
| Object history | This ensemble is number 84 in the Cecil Beaton catalogue. It was worn and given by Mrs Walther Moreira Salles |
| Production | Marc Bohan for Christian Dior Reason For Production: Commission |
| Summary | Marc Bohan designed this evening dress and petticoat in black silk, organza and ostrich feathers for Christian Dior for the Spring/Summer 1967 collection. Marc Bohan was the House of Dior’s longest-serving creative director. He worked at several Parisian couture houses including Piguet, Molyneux and Patou before joining Dior in 1958. His initial role was to design the London collections. In 1961, he showed his first collection as Christian Dior's creative director in Paris, receiving jubilant reviews from the fashion press. Bohan continued as creative director, steering the house through the cultural shifts of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, until departing in 1989. |
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| Other number | 135654 - Dior label number |
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| Accession number | T.139&A-1974 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2002 |
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