Ads
related to: dior evening dresses 1940s collection 2 3 1 12
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Evening dress and evening glove by Dior, silk taffeta, 1954. Indianapolis Museum of Art. Natalie Wood (center, with Tab Hunter) and Louella Parsons wear ballerina-length evening dresses at the Academy Awards, 1956. With his revolutionary New Look, Christian Dior wrote a new chapter in the history of fashion.
Marie-Louise Bruyère (6 October 1883 – ), mostly known as Madame Bruyère, [1] was a French fashion designer of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, operating out of Paris and importing her fashion lines abroad.
English: Christian Dior evening ensemble, "Zémire," H Line, Fall-Winter 1954. Red cellulose acetate satin. Red cellulose acetate satin. Ballgown skirt, separate bodice, long jacket, and petticoat with white boned corset bodice and red crinoline skirt.
[2] Dior's skills led to his employment and design for various fashion icons in attempts to preserve the fashion industry during World War II. After the war, he founded and established the Dior fashion house, with his collection of the "New Look". In 1947, the collection debuted featuring rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and very full skirt.
Jacques Fath (6 September 1912 in Maisons-Laffitte, France – 13 November 1954 in Paris, France) [1] [2] was a French fashion designer who was considered one of the three dominant influences on postwar haute couture, the others being Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain. [3] The playwright Georges Fath was his great-grandfather.
Even though daywear dresses were influenced by the war, evening dresses remained glamorous. Women's undergarments became the soul of fashion in the 1940s [6] because it maintained the critical hourglass shape with smooth lines. Clothes became utilitarian. Pants or trousers were considered a menswear item only until the 1940s. [6]