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Type	Physical Object
Basic ID	Trapèze afternoon dress, 1958. Mohair. Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior, France. Gift of Estate of Mrs. Harold J. Nutting. 1963.190
Title	Trapèze
Other Title	Dress
Artists/Makers	Saint Laurent, Yves (designer) Christian Dior, Inc. (designer)
Place of Origin	Paris (France)
Date	1958
Physical Description	Dress of black mohair, with jewel neckline, self-fabric bow at center front bust, and short sleeves. Overall A-line silhouette. Hem falls just below the knee. Back fastens closed with black plastic buttons.
Materials/Techniques	mohair plastic (organic material)
Object History	Worn by Mrs. Harold J. Nutting (d.1962). Petticoat and foundational garment (1962.71) worn with this dress.
Curatorial Statement	This dress is from Yves Saint Laurent's historic first collection for the House of Christian Dior in 1958. Trapèze was introduced with this collection.
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing main garments afternoon dress
Object Types	dresses (garments)
Credit Line	Gift of Estate of Mrs. Harold J. Nutting
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Copyright Notice	© Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved.
Exhibition History	Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Chicago History Museum (2008/09/27 - 2009/07/26) I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03)
Object Number	1963.190
Image File Name	ICHi-63903; ICHi-63904
Language	English
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Collection Name	Museum Collection
Research Inquiry	http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research
Licensing Inquiry	Visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org

Title	i63904
Copyright Notice	© Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved.
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Collection Name	Museum Collection

Trapèze

i63904

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