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Day Ensemble

1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Day outfit consisting of a pink silk crêpe dress, a pink grosgrain jacket, matching scarf and belt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Dress
  • Jacket
  • Belt
  • Scarf
Materials and techniques
Silk crêpe, grosgrain, plastic, leather and gilt metal
Brief description
Day outfit consisting of a silk crêpe dress, a grosgrain jacket, scarf and belt, designed by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, textiles made by Bianchini-Férier, Paris, 1969
Physical description
Day outfit consisting of a pink silk crêpe dress, a pink grosgrain jacket, matching scarf and belt.
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'CHRISTIAN DIOR PARIS PRINTEMPS-ETE 1969 MADE IN FRANCE 146733' (Labels inside the jacket and dress)
Credit line
Given by Mr Stavros Niarchos
Object history
This is a variation on model number 32 from Dior's Spring-Summer collection of 1968, it differs in that there is no breast pocket/welted front on this dress.
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 88
Collection
Accession number
T.142 to C-1974

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Record createdSeptember 3, 2007
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