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Vestido de noche «Venus»

Couture Line House of Dior French
Designer Christian Dior French
fall/winter 1949–50 haute couture
Not on view
El tono gris humo dieciochesco del modelo «Venus» era el color emblemático de Christian Dior. El corpiño y los volantes de la parte trasera de la falda están embellecidos con paillettes, lentejuelas y perlas nacaradas, evocando las conchas marinas y las olas del Nacimiento de Venus de Botticelli (1485). Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Dior reintrodujo la cintura de avispa de la Belle Époque, una silueta que requiere del corsé, para cautivar a un público nostálgico de las fantasías de una época más refinada. Las varillas que mantienen la rigidez de este corpiño sin tirantes son prueba de que para Dior no hay belleza sin artificio. Según escribió él mismo: «Sueño con rescatar a las mujeres de la naturaleza».

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Vestido de noche «Venus»
  • Artista: Christian Dior, francés, 1905–1957
  • Fecha: Otoño/invierno 1949–1950
  • Material: Tul de seda gris bordado con lentejuelas opalescentes, estrás, perlas falsas y paillettes
  • Crédito: Donación de la Sra. de Byron C. Foy, 1953
  • Número de inventario: C.I.53.40.7a–e
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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