• Christian Dior’s Fall/Winter 1949 Cynge Noir gown

    This exquisite Cynge Noir (black swan) evening gown by Christian Dior comes from the Autumn/Winter 1949 Milieu du Siècle line. This marked Dior’s sixth collection. The gown was crafted from silk-velvet, net and faille textiles by Bianchini-Férier. At the time he designed this collection, Christian Dior stated “A golden age seemed to have come again.…

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