"Bar" Suit by Christian Dior

Bar Suit, Tailleur, 1947

Iconic model by the House of Dior, New Look tailored suit. Reproduction provided by the House of Dior.

Ivory-coloured, raw silk jacket, below-the-hip length, very fitted to the waist, V-neck and the front upper collar is folded into lapels, vertical cut over the chest and the back has two princess seams and a central seam.

Long, mid-calf skirt in taffeta (structured taffeta) and black mercerized cotton. It is all pleated towards the left with a “plissé du soleil" pleat in different widths, two centimetres at the waist and four centimetres at the hem.

Inventory: MT-101048-50

Bibliography:

• Adquisiciones de Bienes Culturales 2006. Ministerio de Cultura. 64, photograph of the outfit.
• VAQUERO ARGÜELLES, Isabel. El reinado de la Alta Costura: la moda de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Madrid: 2007. 131, figura 6; Indumenta. Revista del Museo del Traje, 00, pp. 123-134.
• VAQUERO ARGÜELLES, Isabel. The Bar Suit by Christian Dior, Model of the Month, November 2006 Museo del Traje. Ministerio de Cultura.