Bar suit
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The Bar suit is Christian Dior’s iconic 1947 tailored jacket-and-skirt ensemble that epitomized the revolutionary “New Look” with its cinched waist and full, mid-calf skirt.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fashion ensemble
ⓘ
iconic garment ⓘ women's suit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bar jacket and skirt ensemble ⓘ |
| archivalStatus | preserved in museum collections ⓘ |
| associatedWithDecade |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| createdFor | Christian Dior haute couture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | extravagant use of fabric after wartime rationing ⓘ |
| designer | Christian Dior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
NERFINISHED
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fashionMovement | New Look NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fashionShow | Christian Dior 1947 debut collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garmentCategory | tailored daywear ensemble ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
skirt
ⓘ
tailored jacket ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | icon of 20th-century fashion ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the beginning of Dior's dominance in couture ⓘ |
| inFashionCanon | key example of the New Look silhouette ⓘ |
| influenced | 1950s women's fashion silhouettes ⓘ |
| inspired | later Dior reinterpretations of the Bar jacket ⓘ |
| introducedByFashionHouse | House of Dior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInSeason | Spring 1947 collection ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| jacketStyle | peplum jacket ⓘ |
| originCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | Christian Dior New Look NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praisedFor | redefining luxury in postwar fashion ⓘ |
| referencedIn | fashion history literature ⓘ |
| silhouetteFeature |
accentuated bust
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cinched waist ⓘ rounded shoulders ⓘ |
| skirtLength | mid-calf ⓘ |
| skirtShape | full skirt ⓘ |
| skirtSupport | multiple petticoats ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
femininity in mid-20th-century fashion
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post-World War II fashion renewal ⓘ |
| typicalJacketColor | ivory GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalMaterials |
silk
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wool ⓘ |
| typicalSkirtColor | black GENERATED ⓘ |
| waistConstruction | boned and padded structure ⓘ |
| waistEmphasis | hourglass silhouette ⓘ |
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