69.153.3

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Dress 69.153.3 (left) shown with 70.57.54

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: PL74.1.30 (suit), 77.116.5 (suit), 70.57.54 (blue dress), 69.153.3 (brown dress), PL74.1.2 (top and skirt), P91.78.2 (black dress)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right PL74.1.30 (suit), 77.116.5 (suit), 70.57.54 (blue cocktail dress), 69.153.3 (brown cocktail dress), PL74.1.2 (black wool ensemble), P91.78.2 (black coat dress)

Object: Cocktail dress

Brand: Christian Dior (French, founded 1947)

Designer: Christian Dior (1905 - 1957)

Date: Fall 1955

Medium: Silk taffeta

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Leslie Cortesi

Object number: 69.153.3

DescriptionSleeveless brown silk taffeta cocktail dress; draped, fitted bodice with off the shoulder cowl front and fichu style back panel; calf-length bell skirt with unpressed pleats and curved band buttoned at CF hip

Exhibitions:

Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies