Christian Dior
Haute Couture Chine Taffeta Evening Gown, Autumn-Winter 1959-60
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June 16, 04:06:00 PM GMT
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24,000 - 32,000 USD
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Christian Dior by Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Chine Taffeta Evening Gown, Autumn-Winter 1959-60, with waistline dipping to the rear and a full skirt with integral petticoats, labeled, bust: 36in, 92 cm, waist: 28in, 72cm
Rosamond Bernier (b.10-01-1916-d.11-09-2016), American journalist and legendary Art & Fashion History lecturer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dubbed by Vogue as 'the world’s most glamorous art lecturer', she delivered her regular 8:00pm classes without notes and in full evening wear. The lectures sold out months in advance and upon delivering her final lecture in 2008, she received a standing ovation.
In her earlier life during the 1940s she moved to France where she became the first European Features Editor at Vogue. Together with her husband she founded L'oeil, an English language, Paris-based art journal.
To see a photo of Rosamond Bernier standing with the gown on display at the 'Style and Memories' cocktail party held in her honor at The Four Seasons Restaurant, New York, October 21st, 2008, CLICK HERE