Christian Dior-New York, Inc.

Adnan Ege Kutay
Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice

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Title
Christian Dior-New York, Inc.
Contributor Names
Kutay, Adnan Ege (Author)
Font, Lourdes (Thesis advisor)
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
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Identifier
FIT Repository ID: etd_000949
ISBN: 9798379899097
pqdiss: 30522832
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Language
English
Publisher
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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