Vintage Christian Dior Silk Evening Gown 1970s SOLD

Vintage Christian Dior (boutique label) silk chiffon evening gown from the mid 1970s in a wide vertical strip design.

Detail: Halter-neck, semi-high waisted evening gown with beautiful sweep. Exquisitely constructed to deliver a very elegant silhouette. Note that the bodice of the dress has been designed to express volume. Lined in soft lightweight crepe silk throughout. 

Period: 1970s

Condition: Excellent. Condition Guide

Size: UK10. Bust 34. Waist 28. Neckline to waist-band 17(15 when worn). Hips up to 38. Neckline to hemline 57 (Inches). Size Conversion Chart

Colour: Pale grey and white

Material: Silk Chiffon

Origin: Made in France

Care: Dry Clean

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Fashion Designer Christian Dior (1905-1957) was born in Normandy, France. At his parents' insistence, he studied political science. After military service and several years of indecision, he returned to Paris in 1935 and began his design career by selling sketches. His hat designs were initially more successful than his dress designs. But he concentrated on his dress designs and was hired by Robert Piguet in 1938. During the war, he served in the South of France, then returned again to Paris in 1941 and worked for Lucien Lelong, a much larger design house. In 1946, he was able to open his own house, backed by textile manufacturer Marcel Boussac. 

For his first collection in 1947, he created the extremely popular "New Look", which featured rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and a very full skirt. Dior created an opulent clothing style which contrasted the severe living conditions of post-war France. After the war, he helped to re-establish Paris as the capital of world-fashion . Dior became the last great dictator of style in the 1950s. Each collection throughout this period had a theme - classic suits, ballerina-length skirts, the H-line in 1954, and A- and Y-lines in 1955.

Together with his partner Jaques Rouet, Dior was the pioneer for license agreements in the fashion business. Already in 1948, he decided to arrange licensed production of furs, socks, ties, perfumes, and clothing in regionally seperate production centers. Thus spreading the brand name quickly around the globe.

In 1953, he hired Yves Saint Laurent as an assistant. After Dior's sudden death in October 1957 in Italy, Saint Laurent became head designer and introduced the trapeze dress in his first collection for the house. 1970s Dior silk evening gown.