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Read moreFROM THE WARDROBE OF MRS ORATOR FRANK WOODWARD III
A CHRISTIAN DIOR BLACK SILK COCKTAIL DRESS
1948-50
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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
Special notice
VAT rate of 20% is payable on hammer price and buyer's premium
Further details
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Lot Essay
The asymmetric treatment of the shoulder straps recalls the movement of the 'Ailé' collection of 1948-9.