"Quiproquo"

Design House House of Dior French
 Designer Christian Dior French

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Dior’s evolving silhouette of the 1940s and 1950s was a function of the Western tradition. He acknowledged, however, a fascination with the East in terms of ornamentation, especially calligraphy expropriated from Asian script.

"Quiproquo", House of Dior (French, founded 1946), (a-c) silk (d) leather, French

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