Suit
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2020.5.31.8ab.CW.SU.C1948.FR
Authors:
House of Dior (French, founded 1946)
Christian DIOR (French, 1905 - 1957)
Ben Wolfman Inc. (American, 1947-1955)
Description
Grey wool with white weft thread double-breasted skirt suit with mother of pearl buttons and hemline pockets with flaps. "Christian Dior" signature silk damask brown lining. Matching pencil skirt has two vertical seams at the front, a rear vent, and fastens on the left side; double-breasted semi-fitted jacket, hip-length, has wide notch lapels (brooch is not original), fastens with two pairs of mother-of-pearl buttons and has two more on each sleeve, patch pockets with turn-ups are sewn onto the hem.
Materials
Wool
Silk
Origin
circa 1948
France (design), New York, United States (made)
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