On February 12, 1947 Monsieur Christian Dior presented his Haute Couture Spring collection in his salon at 30, Avenue Montagne in Paris. The collection’s press notes highlighted two main silhouettes: “Corolle” (ample swinging skirt, tiny waist, molded bodice) and “Eight” (neat and curvy, accentuated hipline and waist). With this collection Dior created a revolution in fashion: the New Look! Part of this fashion revolution was the Bar Jacket. It was made with 4 yarns of silk shantung, padded on the hips for a more feminine shape. The impact was doubled by the addiction of a voluminous Corolle skirt. The Bar jacket was an instant hit in terms of sales and was widely copied. Mr. Dior himself constantly updated this model and it was mainly presented in every new couture collection. Also all his successors, from Yves Saint Laurent and Marc Bohan, to Ferrè, Galliano, Raf Simons and lately Maria Grazia Chiuri have made their own version of iconic Bar Jacket; adapting it to times and giving to this piece an eternal life. 1. Cristian Dior “New Look”, Spring 1947 Couture — Dior by Marc Bohan, Spring 1987 couture 2. Press release for Spring 1947 Couture collection 3. The fashion show at 30, Avenue Montaigne 4. Premier Avril suit by Christian Dior, Spring 1950 Couture 5. Dior by Gianfranco Ferrè, Spring 1991 Couture — Dior by John Galliano, Fall 2009 Couture 6. Dior by Raf Simons, Fall 2012 Couture 7. Elle Fanning at Cannes 2019 in custom Dior by Maria Grazia Chiuri 8. Dior by Gianfranco Ferrè, Spring 1991 Couture — Lanvin by Claude Montana, Spring 1992 Couture #newlook #christiandior #dior #diornewlook #barjacket #marcbohan #johngalliano #gianfrancoferre #ellefanning #cannes #claudemontana #lanvin #karenmulder (presso Avenue montaigne) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmORwUIRwX/?igshid=5r9j565zdjaq
