Evening dress by Dior, dated 1956 by the Victoria and Albert Museum, which credits the design to Christian Dior. The museum records it as printed silk taffeta, lined with voile, cotton net, boned, nylon. Made in Paris. It is in the V&A's collection (accession T.216-1968).
Ready-to-wear
'Monte Carlo evening dress' evening dress, 1956
Dior1956- Designed by
- Christian Dior
- Made in
- Paris
- Materials
- Printed silk taffeta, lined with voile, cotton net, boned, nylon
V&A accession T.216-1968. Given by Mrs Laurie Newton Sharp
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