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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Bar

Spring/Summer 1947

Materials

Silk (jacket); photographed with skirt C.I.69.40

House / label

House of Dior

Collection

Spring/Summer 1947

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 81460

Behind the design

The Bar ensemble exemplifies Dior's New Look, with a defined waist, padded hips, and full skirt. Museum publication documents hand stitching at the collar and self-covered buttons.

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