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Dress

1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
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.
Dimensions
  • Middle of back to hem length: 79cm
  • Shoulders width: 36cm
  • Sleeve length: 60cm
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'Christian Dior PARIS' (On woven label, white on black)
Credit line
Given by Lady Abdy
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 81
Collection
Accession number
T.134-1974

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Record createdAugust 31, 2007
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