Day dress

Title

Day dress

Creator

Christian Dior (Firm)

Date

1965/1969

Description

Day dress in orange wool knit. Knee-length. Six circular gold-colored, basket weave buttons on front top stitched seam. Decorative orange cord "tie" below wide, pointed collar with reeded, gold-colored spherical terminal beads. Short, set-in sleeves. Skirt is A-lined with pleats coming from waist. Center back zipper closure with hook & loop and 2 hook & loops on collar. Lined in orange silk crepe. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Christian Dior - New York Inc." Retailer's label below designer's label: "Neiman-Marcus"
1 dress : polyester

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing
Dresses (garments)

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2292900/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2292900/

Citation

Christian Dior (Firm), “Day dress,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 26, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/40204.

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