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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.
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.
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.
Mainbocher is a fashion label founded by the American couturier Main Rousseau Bocher (October 24, 1890 – December 27, 1976), also known as Mainbocher (pronounced "Maine-Bow-Shay" [1]). Established in 1929, the house of Mainbocher successfully operated in Paris (1929–1939), and then in New York (1940–1971). [2]
[60] [61] Both as Queen, and as the Queen Mother, Elizabeth adopted the traditional bell-shaped crinoline as her signature look for evening wear and state occasions. [62] The film Gone with the Wind, released in 1939, inspired the American fashion for prom dresses with crinolines in Spring 1940. [63] Dior evening gown and crinoline petticoat, 1954
It fell out of style by the end of the 19th century, but re-emerged in the 1930s, to appear in evening gowns during the 1930s and 1940s. It was fully revived in tea-length designs in 1947 by Christian Dior's New Look couture collection. The style remained very popular at calf or ankle length throughout the 1950s. [1]
Amal, 45, however, was the belle of the ball in a vintage Christian Dior dress. The dainty baby pink frock featured a lace construction with a sheer overlay. The dress was completed with a lace ribbon
Actress Elizabeth Taylor ordered twelve Dior dresses from Bohan's Spring-Summer 1961 collection featuring the "Slim Look". The Dior perfume "Diorling" was released in 1963 and the men's fragrance "Eau Sauvage" was released in 1966. [10] Bohan's assistant Philippe Guibourgé launched the first French ready-to-wear collection "Miss Dior" in 1967 ...