Object: Evening set
Retailer:
Bonwit Teller
(American)
Brand:
Christian Dior
(French, founded 1947)
Designer:
Christian Dior
(1905 - 1957)
Date: c. 1955
Medium: Silk taffeta
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Doris Duke
Object number: 72.81.4
DescriptionShort, strapless evening dress of black silk taffeta; front buttons to waist over zipper; peg skirt draped to center front waist with button and looped streamers; matching shoulder shrug, draped across back, held under arms by elastic; matching belt
Exhibitions:
- Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits