Dress
Brand
Christian Dior
(French, founded 1947)
Designer
Marc Bohan
(French, 1926 - 2023)
Spring 1967
Wool crepe
Gift of Wendy Jackson
Object number78.75.3
Marc Bohan’s introduction of shorts and culottes in 1967 was a pragmatic response to the fashion for increasingly short hemlines. “Short skirts rise to the waistline when you raise your arms,” the couturier observed. Short, swinging culotte dresses were presented for all times of day.
DescriptionA-line culotte dress in black crepe with three white bands at hem; short sleeves; CB zipper; coutureExhibitions