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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.
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]
The "New Look" revolutionized women's dress, reestablished Paris as the centre of the fashion world after World War II, [34] [35] and made Dior a virtual arbiter of fashion for much of the following decade. [36] Dior's collection was an inspiration to many women post-war and helped them regain their love for fashion. [9]
English: Christian Dior evening ensemble, "Zémire," H Line, Fall-Winter 1954. Red cellulose acetate satin. Ballgown skirt, separate bodice, long jacket, and petticoat with white boned corset bodice and red crinoline skirt.
George, 62, looked dapper in a black suit, which he teamed with a navy blue dress shirt that he wore unbuttoned. Amal, 45, however, was the belle of the ball in a vintage Christian Dior dress. The ...
In 2019, the dress was loaned from the London Museum to the V&A Museum, as part of 'Dior in Britain' exhibition, covering the impact of his 'New Look'. [ 12 ] [ 1 ] A gala was held in January to mark the exhibit, attended by Princess Margaret's children, Lady Sarah Chatto and David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon . [ 2 ]
According to Richard Martin and Harold Koda, the modern strapless dress first appeared in the 1930s, where it was popularised by designers such as Mainbocher and from the late 1940s, Christian Dior. [1] The July 18, 1938, issue of Life claimed that the "absolutely strapless, sleeveless evening dress" was a 1937–38 invention. [2]
OMG! On Thursday, October 27, Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt rewore one of mom’s Dior dresses for the UK premiere of Marvel Studios’ Eternals — and the 15-year-old looked like ...