To Catch a Thief, cinch waist Bar jacket from Dior’s New Look and pleated skirts, and suffuse them with a sporty spirit. Those one shouldered gowns were light as air and worn over fine sparkly stretchy knits.
Skirts were worn with trainers. Suits with bowling bags. Two white trouser suits (there was a lot of white) had a looser, more androgynous jacket.
They were inspired by a 1930s photo of Marlene Dietrich and a reminder that much as the 1950s feeds some inner fantasies we may have about gender roles, even at the time, some 1950s mores and fashion were regressive.The overt athletic references meant that Dior’s traditional emphasis on wasp waists became much more about celebrating a fit, strong body. “The body’s always been so important.
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