evening dress
Marc Bohan at Christian Dior, Paris 1926
Summary
Evening gown in heavy fuchsia pink silk twill, labelled 'Christian Dior, Paris, Printemps/Ete 1963'. An early Marc Bohan for Dior showing his simple styling. Princess line, fitted with 3 vertical front darts and with side back and centre back seams; cb zip; sleeveless shaped bodice with narrow shoulder straps and made-up stylised bows on each front shoulder; integral corset with boning.
Object Name
evening dress
Creators Name
Date Created
1963
Dimensions
Bust: 96cm
L: 111cm
accession number
2008.212
Collection Group
Place of creation
Paris
Medium
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