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27th September 1947: 'Prince Igor', a Christian Dior design of full skirted green velvet coat with tight belt, gold and silver embroidery over slant pockets and deep leopard skin cuffs on three quarter length sleeves. A pillbox hat is also of leopard skin. Original Publication: Picture Post - Paris Forgets its 1947 - pub. 1947 (Photo by Savitry/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

27th September 1947: 'Prince Igor', a Christian Dior design of full skirted green velvet coat with tight belt, gold and silver embroidery over slant pockets and deep leopard skin cuffs on three quarter length sleeves. A pillbox hat is also of leopard skin. Original Publication: Picture Post - Paris Forgets its 1947 - pub. 1947 (Photo by Savitry/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Robe de cocktail noire en faille avec un large col tombant sur les épaules présentée par le mannequin Alla de Dulmen. Collection automne. Création Chrisian Dior, Paris 1955. (Photo by KEYSTONE France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Robe de cocktail noire en faille avec un large col tombant sur les épaules présentée par le mannequin Alla de Dulmen. Collection automne. Création Chrisian Dior, Paris 1955. (Photo by KEYSTONE France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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