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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

New-York

fall/winter 1950–51

Materials

wool

House / label

House of Dior

Collection

Oblique line · fall/winter 1950–51

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2009.300.299

Behind the design

From the Oblique line, this coat combines an emphasized hip and narrow waist with a large draped collar that can turn up around the face.

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