Lot 349
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TWO CHRISTIAN DIOR PINK CHIFFON AND RAFFIA EMBROIDERED EVENING GOWNS WITH A MATCHING CLUTCH
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TWO CHRISTIAN DIOR PINK CHIFFON AND RAFFIA EMBROIDERED EVENING GOWNS WITH A MATCHING CLUTCH

BOTH LABELED 'CHRISTIAN DIOR PRINTEMPS-ÉTÉ 1968', ONE STAMPED '143349' AND THE OTHER STAMPED '143411'

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TWO CHRISTIAN DIOR PINK CHIFFON AND RAFFIA EMBROIDERED EVENING GOWNS WITH A MATCHING CLUTCH
BOTH LABELED 'CHRISTIAN DIOR PRINTEMPS-ÉTÉ 1968', ONE STAMPED '143349' AND THE OTHER STAMPED '143411'
the sleeveless underdresses with three layers of chiffon and pink satin lining, both with attached over-shoulder draped demi-sheath front and floor length at the back, the border of floral raffia; the clutch of a slightly lighter pink chiffon with central raffia flower at the front flap (3)
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Lot Essay

The gowns were made for Elizabeth Taylor as Leonora in the 1968 Universal Pictures production Secret Ceremony. Similar gowns are visible in two scenes during the sinister thriller, where Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow, who plays Cenci, begin a dependable friendship following the deaths of Leonora's daughter and Cenci's mother.

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