Christian Dior-New York, Inc.
Adnan Ege Kutay
Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice
About this Item
- Title
- Christian Dior-New York, Inc.
- Contributor Names
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Kutay, Adnan Ege (Author)
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Font, Lourdes (Thesis advisor)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice (Degree granting institution)
- Date
- 2023
- Degree Information
- M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2023
- Department: Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice
- Advisors: Font, Lourdes
- Committee members: Davidson, Hilary; Byrd, Sarah
- Abstract
- Christian Dior-New York Inc. (CD-NY) was established in 1948 as a ready-to-wear line designed by Parisian couturier Christian Dior for the American market. Although it was designed by the head designer of the Paris house for the first half its history, by the early 1960s , when New York-based CD-NY designers started to design the line, it became more of a Seventh Avenue brand. This successful line lasted almost twenty-four years, and became an important part of the American fashion industry. Christian Dior-New York inspired other ready-to-wear lines by Paris couturiers in the postwar era, such as Jacques Fath and Pierre Balmain. This qualifying paper tells the history of Christian Dior-New York and the designers who created it, from its start in 1948 until its closure in 1972. In the last chapter, the characteristics of existing CD-NY garments are studied, and compared with garments from other Christian Dior lines.
- Subject
- Fashion
- Design
- History
- Dressmaking
- Garment District (New York, N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)
- Ready-to-wear clothing
- New York (State)
- Seventh Avenue (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.)
- Business
- Keyword
- Couture
- Fashion history
- Garment district
- New york fashion
- Ready-to-wear
- Seventh avenue businesses
- Rights
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000949
- ISBN: 9798379899097
- pqdiss: 30522832
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Citation
Kutay, A. E. (2023). Christian Dior-New York, Inc. [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/120853
Kutay, Adnan Ege. Christian Dior-New York, Inc.. 2023. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/120853
Kutay, Adnan Ege. "Christian Dior-New York, Inc." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2023. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/120853