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A CHRISTIAN DIOR BLACK SILK COCKTAIL DRESS
Lot 48 FROM THE WARDROBE OF MRS ORATOR FRANK WOODWARD III

A CHRISTIAN DIOR BLACK SILK COCKTAIL DRESS

1948-50

Closed29 November 2012

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GBP 1,125

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A CHRISTIAN DIOR BLACK SILK COCKTAIL DRESS
1948-50
The bodice with asymmetrical, gathered shoulders that cross over at the back, with straight skirt, with gathered and pleated panel across the right hip
Labelled CHRISTIAN DIOR ORIGINAL NEW YORK in black to white silk

Specialist note

The asymmetric treatment of the shoulder straps recalls the movement of the 'Ailé' collection of 1948-9.