*Christian DIOR haute couture X John Galliano - Fall/Winter - Lot 390

*Christian DIOR haute couture X John Galliano - Fall/Winter 1997 Collection n°29843-29844-29845 - Exceptional asymmetrical jacket with rounded cut-outs in black, gray frayed knit, worn with silver guipure bodysuit and gray mottled wool skirt. White label, black graphics. Bibliography: Similar model in the book "Dior Défilés" published by Editions de la Martinière, 2016, page 273. "Mata Hari à Bagatelle - Presented in the gardens of Bagatelle on a hot summer's day, this romantic collection chose Mata Hari as its muse. "Not the spy trapped in lies, but the sensual image of the exotic dancer in bayadère, with panther-like suppleness, and wearing an endiamanté bra," details the press release. Mata Hari embodies both the Belle Epoque, with its taste for arabesques, corsets, lace, embroidered silks, faded colors and exaggerated femininity, and India, with its splendor and unsettling mysteries." Drawing his inspiration from the painters, and in keeping with the house's tradition. John Galliano associates the image of this dreamed-of Mata Hari with the greatest artists of the Belle Epoque, which marked Christian Dior so profoundly". "Dior Défilés" éditions de laartinière year 2016 page 270