Cocktail dress
A quintessential Christian Dior cocktail dress from the late 1950s, this garment exemplifies the silhouette with which the designer is so closely associated. The full skirt and fitted boned bodice are characteristic of his work from earlier in the decade, but the waist is raised, a sign of change seen even more clearly in other designs from the 1956-7 collections. The integral, artistically-draped rose is a subtle clue to the couture quality of this garment.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cocktail dress
- Design House: House of Dior (French, founded 1946)
- Designer: Christian Dior (French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini)
- Date: fall/winter 1956–1957
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Hans H. Zinsser, 1964
- Object Number: 2009.300.2870
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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