"Nuit D'Aout"

Christian Dior|House of Dior

spring/summer 1954 · silk · Costume Institute

Dior's evocation of the ancien régime is clear in this silhouette. He played on the idea of a polonaise of that era by using an overdress that pulls up to reveal an underskirt. In this case, what actually makes the draping at both sides is an unbroken length of chiffon tacked into the waist at back and falling away into two separate trains, but the impression is that of the grand court shape. The overall pattern abets the evocation of a rococo design.

Artist

Christian Dior|House of Dior

Date

spring/summer 1954

Medium

silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Byron C. Foy, 1956