Fashion.Art.Dior

Dior fashion models wearing "Vert gazon," "Gavroche," and "Flirt" ensembles, 1961. © 2013 Mark Shaw.

After the success of Dior exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Dior retrospective is coming to Denver this November. 

On view from November 19th through March 5th at Denver Art Museum, Dior: from Paris to the world is an immersive exhibition highlighting the history of couturier. The viral popularity of the show in Paris, where the maison began,  took everyone by surprise. With attendance exceeding 700, 000 visitors, Dior's exhibition was huge, making the record in the fashion exhibitions.

The exhibition in Denver Art Museum is expected to feature approximately 200 exquisitely crafted haute couture dresses, along with accessories, archival photographs, sketches, videos, and correspondence. Tickets are not on sale yet, but save the date already, to see the 'blockbuster fashion exhibition' following the trajectory of the house from its founding by Christian Dior in the 1940s through the tenures of Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and today,  Maria Grazia Chiuri. 

A model walks the runway during the Christian Dior show. Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images For Dior.

Christian Dior, Bar suit, S/S 1947. Dior Héritage collection, Paris. ©Laziz Hamani.

Elizabeth Taylor, left, photographed by Mark Shaw in Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, Soirée à Rio dress, 1961. Dior Héritage collection, Paris. ©Laziz Hamani.

Christian Dior with models, ca. 1955. Photo: André Gander. ©Clémence Gander.

John Galliano for Christian Dior, S/S 2004. Dior Héritage collection, Paris. ©Laziz Hamani.

Gianfranco Ferré, Robe Hellébore, Dior Collection Haute Couture, Spring 1995 (detail). Photo ©Paolo Roversi/Art + Commerce