cocktail dress

Designer
nationality
French
birth-death
1905-1957
Creation date
Collection
Textiles
Materials
silk taffeta, painted warp (chiné)
Dimensions
L: 29 1/2 in. center front length: 12 in. center back length: 21 in.
Not Currently On View
Credit line
Nancy Foxwell Neuberger Acquisition Endowment Fund
Accession number
2007.29
Provenance
(Ebay auction); (Beverley Birks), New York, New York; acquired by the Indiananpolis Museum of Art in 2007.
Gallery Label

This cocktail dress, from the Aimant (Loving) collection of fall-winter 1957, is a classic Dior design. The high sculptural collar envelopes the wearer, dipping low at the neckline and wrapping around the natural waist.

Dior delighted in using floral prints, particularly rose prints. He was scrupulous about the fabrics he chose and carefully analyzed each swatch to ensure it was suitable for the specific style.

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