This is a dress made entirely of pins. There is a simple black fabric in the shape of a dress on the mannequin and 1000's of pins are pushed through the fabric from the inside out. I find it interesting the way that the pins have been pushed through to make the skirt of the dress look pleated.
1920's fashion.
1930's fashion.
1940's fashion.
1950's fashion.
Jackets with embellishment to add detail.
Outfits designed by Christian Dior in the 1950's.
This was a dress designed by Christian Dior in 1949. It is classed as the 'New Look' because the silhouette is an hourglass shape. This will have been a dramatic change to women's clothes compared to the wide shouldered, slim waist outfits from the early 1940's.
The dresses shown above are all designed in either late 40's or early 50's by Christian Dior.
Haute Couture is a dress tailored specifically to a client's measurements and stance. Only one of the garment is made and is made more for the runway than for everyday wear. It is usually sewn by hand and without the use of over lockers or sewing machines. It is also usually made from expensive, high quality, unusual fabrics.
All of the dresses from the Christian Dior exhibition have an hourglass silhouette, meaning that they are wider on the shoulders, pulled in at the waist and wider again on the hips. The dresses are specifically designed like this to make the women wearing them feel sophisticated and elegant. The clothes shown from the shop report are either, baggy and do not have specific shape to them
, or straight up and down giving hardly any shape.
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