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Abito da sera "Venere"

Couture Line House of Dior French
Designer Christian Dior French
fall/winter 1949–50 haute couture
Not on view
Il modello “Venere” di Christian Dior è realizzato nel colore grigio argento settecentesco che era il suo marchio di fabbrica. Il corpetto e la forma a conchiglia della gonna sono ornati con paillette iridescenti, lustrini e perle, che richiamano sia il motivo della conchiglia sia il disegno a onde crescenti della Nascita di Venere di Botticelli (1485). Dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, Dior reintrodusse il vitino da vespa in voga durante la Belle Époque — un profilo incentrato sul corsetto — per un pubblico che anelava a tempi più eleganti. In questo modello, il corsetto senza spalline è dotato di molte stecche. Per Dior, la bellezza risiedeva nell’artificio, infatti aveva scritto: “Sogno di liberare le donne dalla natura”.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Abito da sera "Venere"
  • Artista: Christian Dior, Francese, 1905-1957
  • Data: Autunno/inverno 1949-50
  • Materiale e tecnica: Rete di seta grigia ricamata con lustrini opalescenti, strass, perle simulate e paillette
  • Crediti: Dono di Mrs. Byron C. Foy, 1953
  • Numero d'inventario: C.I.53.40.7a–e
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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