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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Dinner dress

Spring/Summer 1955

Materials

Silk

House / label

House of Dior

Collection

Spring/Summer 1955

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 79158

Behind the design

The museum dates this silk dinner dress to Spring/Summer 1955. Study it beside Dior's 1950 coat to compare eveningwear and outerwear.

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