Dress
1965 (made)
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Short summer day dress of green printed silk chiffon. Straight and sleeveless sheath with a side zip fastening. With a slightly shorter over-dress in printed silk chiffon. Large scale floral pattern in soft greens and white on cream. The overdress is straight cut, with long sleeves and a draped cowl neckline, and terminating in a large soft bow on the left shoulder which has a press stud fastening.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Printed silk chiffon |
| Brief description | Short summer day dress of printed silk chiffon, designed by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, Paris, 1965 |
| Physical description | Short summer day dress of green printed silk chiffon. Straight and sleeveless sheath with a side zip fastening. With a slightly shorter over-dress in printed silk chiffon. Large scale floral pattern in soft greens and white on cream. The overdress is straight cut, with long sleeves and a draped cowl neckline, and terminating in a large soft bow on the left shoulder which has a press stud fastening. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Christian Dior PARIS' (On woven label, white on black) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Abdy |
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| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.134-1974 |
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| Record created | August 31, 2007 |
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