Picture No | 10217445 |
Date | 1948 |
Description | Christian Dior sketching a fashion design, 1948. |
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In 1947 Christian Dior (1905 - 1957), created a sensational collection labelled the 'New Look.' His designs centred around gowns with an 18 inch waist, which focused attention on the bust and hips. He paired the nipped in waist with a full skirt, using a large amount of material. These designs were seen as luxuriously extravagant because of the rationing that was still in force, following the Second World War. Dior developed his talents through a study of art which included painting, magazine illustration and European architecture.
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Source | Photograph in The Sketch 4 February 1948 page 79 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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