Fashion Unpicked: The Bar Suit by Christian Dior | V&A

Feb 27, 2019 | Join dressmaking expert and V&A volunteer, Sue Clark, as she examines one of the most iconic ensembles in post-war fashion, Christian Dior's Bar suit. How was the suit constructed? And why was it hailed as 'the New Look'?

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Sept 21, 2022 | Deciphering symbols and secrets, each new episode in the A.B.C.Dior podcast series examines and explains the codes shaping the house of Dior. By moving from pure audio, this highly-illustrated video format allows for a full immersion into the House's history and heritage, offering fascinating insights for the viewer into the founding couturier’s own life, the friends who surrounded him, outside influences, and the work of his successors right up to the present day.

The Bar suit is emblematic of the New Look, a vision of powerful femininity, and, in itself, a symbol of French elegance.


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Premiered Apr 23, 2020 | Lend some lightness to these trying times with an insightful first-hand look at the history of the House courtesy of the 1949 documentary, ‘Haute-Couture’, directed by Henri A. Lavorel. Discover archive video of Christian Dior and his world and inspirations, and enter into the fascinating life of the ateliers at 30 Avenue Montaigne to see the Autumn-Winter 1949 haute couture collection come to fruition.

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