Junon dress

Design House: House of Dior (French, founded 1947). Designer: Christian Dior (French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini). Date: fall/winter 1949–50. Cultu...

Dior, 1948

“The Dior "Venus" and "Juno" dresses~ a thread”

christian dior junon and venus gowns

Barbara Goalen modeling a dress by Christian Dior in 1949. The dress was named "Junon" after the Roman goddess Juno.

Christian Dior 1950's Junon petal sequin dress. Pale–blue silk net embroidered with iridescent blue, green, and rust sequins

Christian Dior dresses from 1949 named "Junon" on the left and "Venus" on the right

Among the greatest strengths of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s fashion collection are its exemplary holdings of designs by the preeminent French couturier Christian Dior. From the debut of his first collection in 1947 until his untimely death a decade later, Dior produced garments that were antidotes to the austere fashions of World War II, with superb construction and tailoring, ample use of luxurious fabrics, and an abundance of sumptuous decorative treatments.The designer’s…

Among the greatest strengths of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s fashion collection are its exemplary holdings of designs by the preeminent French couturier Christian Dior. From the debut of his first collection in 1947 until his untimely death a decade later, Dior produced garments that were antidotes to the austere fashions of World War II, with superb construction and tailoring, ample use of luxurious fabrics, and an abundance of sumptuous decorative treatments.The designer’s…