71.213.30

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Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 83.159.1 (evening dress in case) and muslin copy, IL2022.3.1 (black silk culottes), 91.255.1 (pale blue dress), 71.213.30 (black dress)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: IL2022.3.1 (black silk culottes), 91.255.1 (pale blue dress), 71.213.30 (black dress)

Fashion A-Z (II)_07 Left to right 2005.49.1 (ensemble), 2010.37.12 (denim dress), 97.71.1 (ensemble), 71.213.20 (satin dress), 71.213.30 (dress), 2011.39.1 (metallic dress)

Paris Refashioned_2 Left to right 87.158.2 (lace dress), 71.213.30 (dress)

Fashion A-Z (II)_11 71.213.20 (satin dress), 71.213.30 (dress)

Fashion A-Z (II)_10 Left to right 97.71.1 (ensemble), 71.213.20 (satin dress), 71.213.30 (dress), 2011.39.1 (metallic dress)

Object: Cocktail dress

Brand: Christian Dior (French, founded 1947)

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: Spring 1958

Medium: Wool

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Sally Cary Iselin

Object number: 71.213.30

DescriptionBlack wool trapeze line dress; wide modified sweetheart neck with self bow, short kimono sleeves, below knee length with soft flare; loosely shaped back

Label Text:After the death of Christian Dior in 1957, Yves Saint Laurent was appointed head designer of France’s leading couture house. Saint Laurent’s first collection brought to Dior a new, more youthful silhouette, a “swinging shape” called the Trapeze.

Exhibitions:

Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)
Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies
Fashion & Textile History Gallery First Rotation