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Coatdress

Design House House of Dior French
Designer Christian Dior French
1957
Not on view
Christian Dior included a coat dress in his fall-winter line for 1947 and returned to the form ten years later to produce this design for what would be his last collection. Here, the designer used a wide pleated band to elongate the waist, and a row of large buttons as a focal point for the front of the dress. This garment, as well as two others, were given to the Brooklyn Museum collection by one of Dior's former models.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Coatdress
  • Design House: House of Dior (French, founded 1946)
  • Designer: Christian Dior (French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini)
  • Date: 1957
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: wool
  • Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Svetlana K. Lloyd, 1965
  • Object Number: 2009.300.367
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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