Christian Dior (French, 1905–1957). Bar suit, afternoon ensemble with an ecru natural shantung jacket and black pleated wool crepe skirt. Haute Couture Spring–Summer 1947, Corolle line. Dior Héritage collection, Paris. (Composite scan: Katerina Jebb)
Fitting in a Christian Dior–New York salon with (left to right) Christian Dior, Raymonde Zehnacker, Marguerite Carré, Mrs. Knoll, and Mizza Bricard, 1948. Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives. BMA artist files.
Sketch New York by Christian Dior for the Haute Couture Spring–Summer 1947 collection. Dior Héritage collection, Paris. © Christian Dior
Gordon Parks. Sylvie Hirsch in Dior skirt, Paris, France, 1949. Courtesy of © The Gordon Parks Foundation
Paul-César Helleu (French, 1859–1927). Woman Seated, circa 1895. Drypoint on wove paper, 20.75 × 12.75 (52.7 × 32.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of Rodman A. Heeren, 60.203.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Christian Dior (French, 1905–1957) and Guillaume (French, life dates unknown). Doll, Fashion (Afternoon Ensemble), 1949. Metal, plaster, hair, silk, straw, linen, 31 × 9 × 15 in. (78.7 × 22.9 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of Syndicat de la Couture de Paris, 49.139.18. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842–1931). Portrait of a Lady, 1912. Oil on canvas, 91 × 47.75 in. (231.1 × 121.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Anonymous Gift, 41.876. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
William Helburn. Dovima Under the El, NY, 1956. © William Helburn/Corbis via Getty Images
Michael Ochs. Josephine Baker, 1951. © Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Marlene Dietrich in Alfred Hitchcock’s Stage Fright, 1950, wearing the Acacia suit. Haute Couture Spring–Summer 1949. © Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Elizabeth Taylor wearing the Soirée à Rio dress when receiving the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Butterfield 8, 1961. (Photo: MPTV Images)
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