Guépard
Dress
1959 (made)
1959 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This dress was designed by Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) for the House of Christian Dior in 1959. Saint Laurent was Dior's design assistant from 1955 and was only 21 when he succeeded Dior, who died in 1957.
Saint Laurent's youthful designs were important in securing the future of the house, and taking it into the next decade. He quickly established his own style and moved away from the billowing skirts and nipped-in waist favoured by Christian Dior. He went on to develop practical and comfortable garments, and would be one of the first couturiers to design trousers for women.
Saint Laurent's youthful designs were important in securing the future of the house, and taking it into the next decade. He quickly established his own style and moved away from the billowing skirts and nipped-in waist favoured by Christian Dior. He went on to develop practical and comfortable garments, and would be one of the first couturiers to design trousers for women.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Guépard (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Flannel |
| Brief description | Guépard wool dress, Christian Dior by Yves Saint Laurent, haute couture autumn/Winter 1959, Paris, France |
| Physical description | Cocktail dress of grey flannel with buttons up the front. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | '[1?] 6412' (Number on label - unclear) |
| Gallery label | Guépard dress
(‘Leopard’)
Christian Dior by Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008)
Haute couture, Autumn/Winter 1959
1960 line
Wool
Victoria and Albert Museum - T.445-1988
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, 2nd February - 14th july 2019(02/02/2019-14/07/2019) |
| Production | Autumn / Winter 1959-1960 |
| Summary | This dress was designed by Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) for the House of Christian Dior in 1959. Saint Laurent was Dior's design assistant from 1955 and was only 21 when he succeeded Dior, who died in 1957. Saint Laurent's youthful designs were important in securing the future of the house, and taking it into the next decade. He quickly established his own style and moved away from the billowing skirts and nipped-in waist favoured by Christian Dior. He went on to develop practical and comfortable garments, and would be one of the first couturiers to design trousers for women. |
| Associated object | E.396-1986 (Design) |
| Bibliographic reference | HU001948 RM © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS
Christian Dior Wool Dress
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A model catches the attention of passers-by as she poses in Maddox Street, London, wearing a gray, wool, puffed, dress on show as part of Christian Dior's collection for the winter of 1959.
Image: © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS
Date Photographed: September 2, 1959
Location Information: London, England, UK |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.445-1988 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2006 |
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