Dress
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1947
- Description
Dress, cocktail-style, of black wool crepe. Scooped neckline with shawl collar. Bodice front has velvet inset, slightly gathered and decorated with a large black velvet bow. Three-quarter length batwing sleeves. Wide yoke encircles waistline, and has two button closures at center back. Pleating at waist; slight fullness in skirt. Two standing pockets at hip. Center back zip. Black silk faille lining. Falls below the knee.
- Creator
Dior, Christian (designer)
Christian Dior (Firm) (designer)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Dresses (garments)
Cocktail dresses
Tallchief, Maria, 1925 - Location
- Paris (France)
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Wool (hair material)Crepe (textile)Silk (fiber)Velvet (fabric weave)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Dior, Christian (designer), Christian Dior (Firm) (designer). Dress. 1947. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/803. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Dior, Christian (designer), Christian Dior (Firm) (designer), (1947) Dress. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/803
- MLA citation style
- Dior, Christian (designer), Christian Dior (Firm) (designer). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/803>.