early-’50s
“This hyperfeminine molded dress was perfect for the postwar woman.”
The dress A haute couture day-dress made in 1953 by Christian Dior
The woman Ruth Page, a famed ballerina and choreographer, and Christian Dior’s best Chicago client
Where she wore it This heavily girdled number would’ve taken Page from shopping in the afternoon to early-evening cocktails.
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