Petti Pictures--Designers- Dior

Hmmm...fall, 2004
Special bride - bodice is bit weird
From John

Three Era designs:
(inner L two) 1957
(inner R) 1959
(outer L) Spring, 1958
From Crinolyn

(above L four) 1956 (C two) 1948 (R three) 1954

(above L three) 1949 (C three) 1957 (R three) 1952

A truly inspirational gown

Dior design, model, Victoire Doutreleau,
photo Sabine Weiss, 1958

From Crinolyn

Christian Dior dress photographed by
Philippe Pottier for L'Officiel, 1957

by BB Bloomer

Dior model Svetlana in a party dress by
Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, photo by Willy Maywald, 1958
From Crinolyn

Two good examples
of Dior's 'New Look'
by Nigel Cawthorne
(R) 1951

Provided by Abby Rhodes

Velvet dress called 'Curaçao'

Dior design 1954 (autumn/winter)

From Crinolyn

Christian Dior petticoat
1951

From Abby Rhodes

Dior workroom in the Fifties

Christian Dior with model
Dorothy Emms, 1952

Backstage with designer Dior (50s)

From John N.

Christian Dior works on a gown worn by model Jean Patchett
in his atelier in Paris, 1951, photo by Nat Farbman

Renée Breton wearing a satin evening dress with gathered poufed
skirt by Christian Dior in a photo by Willy Maywald,1953

Model Wenda Rogerson wearing a tulle ballgown by Dior on the Grand Staircase
of the Paris Opera Palais Garnier in a photo by Clifford Coffin for Vogue, 1948

"The photo is from 1957 and is showing the Dior collection.
Photographer is Cecil Beaton. It was the same year as Dior died."

  Dior, 1955

This style is called by many a 'bubble dress', but, during The Era, most called it a 'sack dress' (for its tucked hem)

'Lingerie Lover' writes:

"Here is a full length (LONG) video of the Dior 60th anniversary fashion show at Versailles...
some interesting and some VERY interesting stuff here!

http://www.frillr.com/?q=node/4147

But here are also a couple still pictures to whet your appetite."

A most amazingly massive gown by Dior, presented in Shanghai in 2012

Taken by noted photographer Gérard Uféras

From Sonia

Ingrid Bergman attends Dior's Spring-Summer Collection
of 1957, model Victoire presents ruffled dresses,
(R) photo by Philippe Le Tellier, Paris, 1957

From Crinolyn

"Laurent for Dior - 1958

Apparently, Laurent worked for the
House of Dior at one time

(This was posted in 2016)

Francis P. writes about a situation of which we were unaware: "I love the photo. I write only to point out there is a slight timing/sensitivity issue you may have overlooked, being that the area within the photograph is currently under water due to the exceptional flooding the Parisians are in the middle of enduring. I believe it didn't get as bad as was feared and the waters are now subsiding, for which we are all grateful. But your usual house style might have included a note of solidarity, 'thinking of Paris and wishing for a dryer day'... the kind of thing you generally do so well!"

ED: And so we do! Such a shame that so beautiful a city and people have had such terrorism sadness recently.