1950s Dior "New Look" Black Dress

Stunning vintage 1950s "New Look" dress by Christian Dior, 1953. This dress showcases all the hallmarks of the New Look: the nipped-in, internally boned waist and full skirt reconstructs an hourglass silhouette, while generous quantities of luxurious fabric marks a return to glamour and femininity after years of wartime austerity.

Dior's inspiration here is the notion of woman as a flower, with the delicate, sculpted torso as the stamen poised above many-layered 'petals' of skirting.

Christian Dior has always defined the criteria of feminine elegance across the world.

He was born in 1905 in Normandy, France and began to sell fashion illustrations to Paris fashion houses from 1929. Five years later the company Christian Dior moved into a beautiful town house located at 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris, which still remains home to the fashion brand today. A true icon of the 20th century Christian Dior has delivered unbelievable, innovative, classic and magnificent pieces for over three quarters of a century. Defined by sophistication and cutting edge design the fashion house has a distinct signature style and is one of the world's most popular labels.