Silk Ottoman-Style Dress with Short Jacket, 1952
Dior, Christian
House of Dior
Evening dresses
Ensemble (Clothing)
Short, off-white, heavily corded silk Ottoman-style dress with jacket. Strapless bodice with side seams emphasized by satin cording. Two satin bows on either side of waistline. Dress has been slightly shortened. Underneath dress is one layer of stiffening, one layer of tulle, and slip. Matching jacket is popularly called a shrug. Clothing label on dress: AUTOMNE-HIVER 1952/Christian Dior/PARIS. Stamped on label: 090226. Handwritten on tag sewn on back of label: 54.034. Clothing label on jacket: AUTOMNE-HIVER 1952/Christian Dior/PARIS/MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on label: 24304. Handwritten on tag sewn on back of label: 54.035.
1957
PhysicalObject
clothing
tiff
wayne:EM02_89_492_536
EM02_89.492.536
http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:EM02_89_492_536
http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:EM02_89_492_536/thumbnail
Digital Dress Collection
The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection--89.492.536
Images are copyright The Henry Ford. Web versions may be used for reference purposes only. If you would like a higher quality image please contact the Benson Ford Research Center.