House of Dior: 70 years of Christian Dior collections – in pictures
In 2017, the National Gallery of Victoria will host a world premiere retrospective of the Christian Dior fashion house. Exclusive to Melbourne, The House of Dior: 70 Years of Haute Couture, will feature over 140 garments from Christian Dior collections spanning the seven decades from its launch in 1947 to 2017.
Since Dior’s death in 1957, the fashion house has been headed by some of the biggest names in the fashion world, including Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano and Maria-Grazia Chiuri.
Sidney Toledano, the chief executive of Christian Dior Couture, said the exhibition will focus on ‘the silhouette, the flowers, the opulence, the New Look ... This will be Dior as if one has been transported to the world of 30 Avenue Montaigne, experiencing the mansion from the ateliers to the salons’.
• The House of Dior: 70 Years of Haute Couture will show at NGV International from 27 August 2017
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Christian Dior at House of Dior’s headquarters on 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris.
Photograph: Willy Maywald / ADAGP, Paris/Viscopy
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The Diorama dress from the autumn/winter 1947 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Sante Forlano
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An illustration of the Bar suit by Christian Bérard, 1947.
Photograph: ADAGP, Paris 2016/Viscopy
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The Bar suit, from the spring/summer 1947 collection, modelled by Renee in 1955.
Photograph: Willy Maywald / ADAGP Paris/Viscopy
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A presentation of the Adélaïde ensemble from the spring/summer 1948 haute couture collection during Christian Dior’s parade at David Jones in Sydney in August 1948.
Photograph: National Gallery of Victoria
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The Eugénie dress, from the autumn/winter 1948 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Willy Maywald / ADAGP, Paris/Viscopy
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The ateliers of the House of Dior, circa 1948.
Photograph: Bellini/Christian Dior
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The Coquette dress from the autumn/winter 1948 haute couture collection, modelled by Wenda Rogerson (Parkinson).
Photograph: Clifford Coffin/Trunk Archive
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Christian Dior drapes fabric over fashion model Sylvie circa 1948.
Photograph: Bellini/Christian Dior
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A sketch by Christian Dior for the autumn/winter 1949 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Christian Dior
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Inside the ateliers of the House of Dior, circa 1950.
Photograph: Bellini/Christian Dior
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Christian Dior with fashion model Victoire wearing the Zaire dress, from the 1954 autumn/winter haute couture collection.
Photograph: 2013 Mark Shaw / mptvimages.c
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Christian Dior models arrive in Australia in November 1957 for the presentation of the autumn/winter 1957 haute couture collection (Christian Dior’s last collection) at Myer Mural Hall, Melbourne.
Photograph: National Gallery of Victoria
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Models pose in the new Christian Dior collection in the salon at House of Dior’s headquarters at 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris in 1957. The photo featured in Life magazine.
Photograph: Loomis Dean/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
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The Climene dress by Yves Saint Laurent, from autumn/winter 1959.
Photograph: Laziz Hamani
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Christian Dior works with Mitzah Bricard (left) and Marguerite Carré (right) on the Première Soirée dress for the autumn/winter 1955 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Bellini/Christian Dior
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Christian Dior and a model, circa 1950.
Photograph: Christian Dior
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Christian Dior with model Lucky, circa 1956.
Photograph: Bellini/Christian Dior
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A Christian Dior hat from the Raout silhouette spring/summer 1956 haute couture collection, Fleche line.
Photograph: Henry Clarke, Musee Galliera / ADAGP, Paris/Viscopy
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A model wears a creation designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior, Paris, spring/summer 1997 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Michael Thompson / trunkarchive./trunkarchive.
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A red silk and wool dress by John Galliano for Christian Dior, Paris, for the spring/summer 2009 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Laziz Hamani/National Gallery of Victoria
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A model wears a dress designed by Raf Simons for Christian Dior, Paris, for the autumn/winter 2012 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Dior
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A gown designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior, Paris, for the autumn/winter 2010 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Guy Marineau
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A design by Raf Simons for Christian Dior, Paris, for the autumn/winter 2012 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Patrick Demarch/Art + Commerce
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Gowns by John Galliano for Christian Dior, Paris, from the autumn/winter 2011 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Guy Marineau
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A design by Raf Simons for Christian Dior, Paris, from the spring/summer 2015 haute couture collection.
Photograph: Dior
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A model presents a dress by Maria Grazia Chiuri by Christian Dior, Paris, for the spring/summer 2017 ready-to-wear collection.
Photograph: Dior
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A design by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior, Paris, for the spring/summer 2017 ready-to-wear collection.
Photograph: Dior
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