What's On

• Course

  Couture Hand Sewing: Make a Dress in Quarter Scale (Saturday AM)

  Online

  Designers such as Christian Dior used them to finalise their designs before sending them around the world…
• Course

  Couture Hand Sewing: Make a Dress in Quarter Scale (Tuesday AM)

  Online

  Designers such as Christian Dior used them to finalise their designs before sending them around the world…
• Closed Exhibition

  Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams

  V&A South Kensington
• Past Event

  Christian Dior in the National Art Library

  Delve deeper into the world of Christian Dior through the collections of the National Art Library and Archive of Art & Design.
• Past Event

  Mes Cheries: The Women of Christian Dior

  Join Harper's Bazaar editor Justine Picardie and V&A curator Oriole Cullen for a look at the lives of the women who influenced Christian Dior .

Features

• Article

  Fashion in Motion: inspired by Christian Dior

  Central Saint Martins students showcased unique creations inspired by our Dior collection
• Article

  Inside the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition

  Take a look inside the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition
• Article

  Fashion unpicked: The 'Bar' suit by Christian Dior

  Watch dressmaking expert and V&A volunteer, Sue Clark, as she examines Christian Dior's 'Bar' suit
• Article

  Dior in Britain

  A confirmed Anglophile, Christian Dior associated his many visits to Britain with "a sensation of happiness and great personal freedom"
• Article

  A musical Dior brooch

  Much loved by its owner, what music does this beautiful brooch by Mitchel Maer for Christian Dior play?

Collections

• Collection

  Embroidery

  opus anglicanum, 17th century caskets and modern masterpieces of couture by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Christian…
• Collection

  Underwear

  Highlights include Christian Dior's curvaceous New Look girdle, contemporary silk lingerie by Agent Provocateur…

Objects

Écarlate

Paris, 1955

Nonette

Paris, 1950

Soirée de Décembre evening dress

Paris, 1955

Monte Carlo evening dress

Paris, 1956

Dress

Paris, 1950

About us and our work

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  Info

  Publishing

  Capturing the highlights of the exhibition, Christian Dior, edited by V&A curators Oriole Cullen…
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  Info

  Secrets of the Museum

  perennial favourite from Young V&A, Pumpie the Elephant, along with a look at our preparation for the Christian…

From the Blog

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  Blog Post

  Fashion highlights at the National Art Library

  this series so far: Louis Vuitton Vivienne Westwood Yves Saint Laurent Chanel Prada Dior…
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  Blog Post

  Carpentry in colonial spaces: The Viceroyalty of Peru

  considered a form of colonial imposition, focused on the construction of churches, or the conversion of non-Christian…
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  Blog Post

  Secrets of the Museum – 2.5 expanded

  Named Desire (1951) in Explore the Collections, along with one of her theatre costumes, designed by Christian…
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  Blog Post

  Pandemic Objects: Bags

  Christies even sold its most expensive handbag ever in an auction in November 2020 in Hong Kong.…
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  Blog Post

  #LetsMakeWednesdays – Women Artists in the V&A Collection

  Have a look below at how the work of designer Christian Dior was displayed by colour.…