Couture Revisiting the golden age of haute couture.
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Christian Dior, Paris (fashion house). Raf Simons (designer) autumn: 2012 haute couture collection. Christian Dior and fashion model Lucky
Diorama dress, autumn-winter 1947 haute couture collection. Illustration if the Bar suit by Christian Bérard, 1974. Christian Dior working with Mitzah Bricard (left) and Marguerite Carré (right) on the Premiére soirée dress, autumn-winter 1955 haute couture collection
In celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the House of Dior, one of the world’s most of Victoria presents The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture.
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Exclusive to Melbourne, this exhibition is collaboration between the NGV and the House of Dior and includes sumptuous display of more than 140 garments designed by Christian Dior Couture between 1947 and 2017. The House of Dior explores the story of the fashion house through series of themes, featuring works by the seven designers who have played key roles in Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and Maria Grazia Chiuri. The exhibition narrates the rich history of the influences, the design codes synonymous with the House of Dior, insights into the Dior atelier
workrooms, the role that accessories have
played in expressing the complete Dior look and the milestones of its six successive designers following Christian Dior’s sudden death in 1957.
Audiences will discover some of the most
significant couture designs of the 20th and 21st centuries as the exhibition celebrates Dior’s most
women’s fashion in the 1950s, through to the present-day contemporary aesthetic,
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