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Object Description
| Basic ID | Cocktail dress, ca. 1950. Silk faille. Christian Dior, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Gardner H. Stern. 1962.62a-c |
| Artists/Makers |
Dior, Christian (designer) Christian Dior, Inc. (designer) |
| Title | Dress |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | circa 1950 |
| Description | Dress (a), cocktail-style, of black accordion-pleated silk faille. Flat, 2" wide shoulder straps; top of bodice is straight across. A-line skirt. Wide black silk faille belt (b) closes in back and fastens to dress with hooks. Petticoat (c) of black taffeta. Petticoat not shown. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) faille taffeta |
| Object History | Worn by donor, Mrs. Gardner H. Stern, née Hanchen Strauss. |
| Curatorial Statement | Silk was difficult to obtain during the lean years of World War II. Many countries restricted the amount of fabric for clothing production to make sure the military had enough for uniforms, tents, and other needs. The four-plus yards of luxurious, hand-pleated silk in this dress would not have been "legal" in many parts of the world just five years earlier. |
| Subjects | Strauss, Hanchen |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) belts (costume accessories) petticoats (underskirts) |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Gardner H. Stern |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Exhibition History | Dior : The New Look. Chicago History Museum. (2006/09/30 - 2007/05/27) |
| Object Number | 1962.62a-b |
| Image File Name | index.cpd |
| Rights | All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use. |
| Collection Name | Costume and Textile Collection |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
Additional Information
| Title | i63169 |
| Rights | All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use. |
| Collection Name | Costume and Textile Collection |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
