Evening Jacket
1993 (made)
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Italian designer Gianfranco Ferré trained as an architect before establishing his own fashion line in 1978. He was appointed creative director of Christian Dior in 1989 and remained until 1996. Ferré was awarded the prestigious Dé d’or (‘Gold thimble’) for his first haute couture collection at Dior, autumn/winter 1989.
This jacket is from the Christian Dior spring/summer 1993 ready-to-wear collection and was worn by Evangeline Bruce, who had been a Dior client since the founding of the House in 1947.
This jacket is from the Christian Dior spring/summer 1993 ready-to-wear collection and was worn by Evangeline Bruce, who had been a Dior client since the founding of the House in 1947.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk taffeta lined with silk, metal and diamanté |
| Brief description | Jacket, blue and white striped silk, Christian Dior by Gianfranco Ferré, ready-to-wear spring/summer 1993, France |
| Physical description | Evening jacket in blue and white striped silk taffeta with an exaggerated and puffed peplum, and lined in white silk. Large gold flower buttons are studded all over with small diamantés. Full sleeves caught in at the wrist and pleated into the shoulder with exposed pin tucks. |
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| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Gallery label | JACKET
Christian Dior by Gianfranco Ferré (1944–2007)
Ready-to-wear, Spring/Summer 1993
Silk, metal and Swarovski crystals, with reproduction silk trousers
For Spring/Summer 1993 Gianfranco Ferré looked to 18th-century artists Antonio Canova and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, styling his models with both bouffant hairstyles and accessories inspired by the period. This jacket evokes a woman’s riding habit of the 1700s, with fitted bodice and volume at the hips.
Victoria and Albert Museum - T.236-1998 - Given by the Bruce family. Worn by Mrs David Bruce
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams(02/02/2019-14/07/2019) |
| Credit line | Given by the Bruce family, worn by Mrs David Bruce. |
| Object history | Acquired as a 1960s jacket, but the style, manufacture, and details are definitely 1980s/early 90s, and particularly in the style of Gianfranco Ferré who was at Dior in the early 1990s. |
| Production | Attribution note: Boutique label, so technically, high end ready to wear. Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | Italian designer Gianfranco Ferré trained as an architect before establishing his own fashion line in 1978. He was appointed creative director of Christian Dior in 1989 and remained until 1996. Ferré was awarded the prestigious Dé d’or (‘Gold thimble’) for his first haute couture collection at Dior, autumn/winter 1989. This jacket is from the Christian Dior spring/summer 1993 ready-to-wear collection and was worn by Evangeline Bruce, who had been a Dior client since the founding of the House in 1947. |
| Associated object | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.236-1998 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2007 |
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