#barsuit

[thelastduke]

A Fashion History Lesson. The Dior Bar Suit From La Ligne Corolle. A Delicious waist, Padded Hips and Almost 12 Metres of Fabric (not counting the petticoats)Whilst The World Was Still in The Grip Of Rationing. What's Not To Love. #london #paris #dior #hautecouture #lignecorolle #barsuit #style #1947 #newlook #art #avenuemontaigne #mitzahbricard #fashionhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvd7wUcH3AS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x29hfnww38eb

[defunctfashion]

Christian Dior | “Bar” | c. 1947 • • • In 1947, Christian Dior presented a collection of wasp-waisted and hip-padded designs. The American press immediately dubbed it the "New Look." The collection was a repudiation of the styles of the 1920s and 1930s, and it was also clearly indebted to the styles and body-shapers of the late nineteenth century. "The Bar Suit" was considered the most iconic model in the collection, manifesting all the attributes of Dior's dramatic atavism. • • • #whattheywore #historicalfashion #fashion #fashiondesign #fashionhistory #historyoffashion #vintagefashion #art #vintage #historicfashion #defunctfashion #historicalfashion #costume #costumedesign #couture #costumehistory #christiandior #dior #diorsnewlook #newlook #1940sfashion #barsuit

[llhmua]

On 12 February #1947, #Dior launched his first #fashioncollection for Spring–Summer 1947. The show of "90 models of his first collection on six mannequins" was presented in the salons of the company's headquarters at 30 #AvenueMontaigne. Originally, the two lines were named "#Corolle" and "#Huit". However, the new collection went down in fashion history as the "#NewLook" after the editor-in-chief of #HarpersBazaar #CarmelSnow exclaimed, "It's such a New Look!" The silhouette was characterised by a small, nipped-in waist and a full skirt falling below mid-calf length, which emphasised the bust and hips, as epitomized by the '#Barsuit from the first collection. At a time of post-war fabric restrictions, Dior used up to twenty yards of extravagant fabrics for his creations, favoring the luxury textiles of #RobertPerrier. The New Look became extremely popular, its full-skirted silhouette influencing other fashion designers well into the #1950s, and Dior gained a number of prominent clients from Hollywood, the United States, and the European aristocracy. As a result, Paris, which had fallen from its position as the capital of the fashion world after WWII, regained its preeminence. The New Look was welcomed in western Europe as a refreshing antidote to the austerity of wartime and de-feminizing uniforms, and was embraced by stylish women such as #PrincessMargaret in the UK. According to #HaroldKoda, The Costume Institute curator in charge, #ChristianDior credited #CharlesJames with inspiring The New Look.

[chimaeraman]

#RenéGruau #barsuit #christiandior #1947 #fashionillustration