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Object Description
| Basic ID | Ensemble, 1951. Wool. Christian Dior, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Florence Kuttner. 1976.233a-b |
| Artists/Makers |
Dior, Christian (designer) Christian Dior, Inc. (designer) |
| Title | Ensemble: jacket, skirt |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | 1951 |
| Description | Two-piece suit of dark blue wool lined with dark blue silk. Jacket (a) has notched collar; three dark blue plastic buttons at center front closure. Rounded shoulders. Tailored waist with padded hips. Two buttons on each cuff. Skirt (b) is cut straight. Two slash pockets at front. Zipper closure at back. |
| Materials/Techniques |
wool (hair) plastic (organic material) |
| Marks | Made in France/Christian Dior/Paris/13427; 25776; Made in France/Christian Dior/Paris/13428; 25777 |
| Object History | From Dior's 1949 "New Look" collection. |
| Curatorial Statement | Christian Dior often repeated successful themes or designs from his couture lines for the Dior-New York ready-to-wear styles the following season. Another suit in the Chicago History Museum's collection, object number 1977.127.3a-e, illustrates this process. This suit is a couture original while the suit inspired by it was designed for the New York ready-to-wear salon and cost a fraction of the couture price. |
| Object Types |
ensembles (costume) jackets (garments) skirts (garments) suits (main garments) |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Credit Line | Gift of Miss Florence Kuttner |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Exhibition History | Dior: The New Look. Chicago History Museum. (2006/09/30 - 2007/05/27) |
| Object Number | 1976.223a-b |
| Image File Name | i63255.jpg; 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
| Basic ID | Ensemble, 1951. Wool. Christian Dior, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Florence Kuttner. 1976.233a-b |
| Title | i63255 |
| 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 |
