Dior in Montréal

 

How do you feel about the cinched-in waist?

Personally, I miss fashion where suits were tailored and people wore dresses that accentuated one’s waist.

 

 

When one is on vacation and it is 38 degrees celsius| 100 degrees Fahrenheit outside, I say, find an air-conditioned museum to visit.

 

Which is what I did one day while I was in Montréal.

 

As luck would have it, there was a Christian Dior exhibit at the McCord Museum that highlights the post-war decade (1947 -57 )  of breathtaking fashions from the House of Dior.

 

 

 

 

 

This was the era that Dior introduced the “New Look” to the fashion world with those cinched waists that I love so much, day and cocktail dresses, tailored suits and also reviving the elegance of ballroom dresses that celebrated ultra-femininity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is what is written about this exhibit:

“Christian Dior’s silhouette was based on a corseted, concave torso. It raised the bust and flattened the stomach and accentuated the waist and hips. it fastened tightly with hooks and eyes, making it impossible to dress alone.” 

 

Modernists like Coco Chanel who had introduced a casual chic and comfort into women’s fashion lines for the first time, was outraged and quoted as saying, “Dior doesn’t dress women, he upholsters them.”

 

 

 

 

It is interesting to note that during the Second World War,  Dior had designed dresses for the wives of Nazi officers and French collaborators, as did other fashion houses that remained in business during the war, including Jean Patou, Jeanne Lanvin, and Nina Ricci.

 

 

 

This was in stark contract to his sister, Catherine (1917–2008), who served as a member of the French Resistance, was captured by the Gestapo, and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she was incarcerated until her liberation in May 1945.

 

However,  to commemorate her service, in 1947, Dior named his debut fragrance, Miss Dior in tribute to his sister. (I did not know that!)

 

Did you know that Dior’s favourite model was Eva Peron?

 

 

 

Anyway, no ballroom events in my future but still I think a little Dior elegance goes a long way.

Despite the obvious comfort of sweats, jeans, and the ubiquitous baggy and long tops for the more mature women, I would like to see options for fitted and tailored clothing that hug our curves no matter how abundant they have become!

What about you?

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