The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Cocktail dress

Cocktail dress

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Cocktail dress

House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

Designer:: Christian Dior (French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini)
Date:: fall/winter 1950–51
Culture:: French
Medium:: (a) wool (b) silk (c) leather (d) nylon
Dimensions:: (a) Length at CB: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm) (b) Length at CB: 28 in. (71.1 cm) (c) Length: 27 in. (68.6 cm) (d) Length: 27 in. (68.6 cm)
Credit Line:: Gift of Mrs. Byron C. Foy, 1953.
Accession Number:: C.I.53.40.16a–d

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