Coatdress

MEDIUMWool, cotton

COLLECTIONCostume Institute

CULTUREFrench

CREDIT LINEBrooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Jean Lewis, 1967

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Christian Dior revolutionized women's fashion after World War II with his "New Look," celebrating ultra-femininity and opulence.