Dior's New Look, 12 February 1947: Carmel Snow's 'such a new look'; the Bar suit among its most popular; outrage over fabric under rationing

Jonathan Anderson's Dior (@dior) spring 2027 show on 29 September brought back the Bar jacket, softened, its peplum slumped rather than sculpted.

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0112 FEBRUARY 1947 WAS THE DAY CHRISTIAN DIOR'S FIRST COLLECTION WALKED.

02CARMEL SNOW, EDITOR OF HARPER'S BAZAAR, TOLD HIM HIS DRESSES HAD 'SUCH A NEW LOOK'.

03THE NAME STUCK.

04THE BAR SUIT WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PIECES IN THE COLLECTION.

05THE FABRIC CAUSED OUTRAGE: RATIONING WAS STILL IN PLACE.

06THE FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BAR SUIT, BY WILLY MAYWALD, WAS NOT TAKEN IN 1947.