Christian Dior ''Miss Dior'' dress from Spring Summer 1949 trompe l'oeil line inspired from Claude Monet's painting entitled The Path Through the Irises somewhere between 1914 1917 : r fashionhistory Venus" Ball gown By Christian Dior fall winter 194950 haute couture. In silk, sequins, rhinestones, simulated pearls. The bodice and the shell forms of its skirt are embellished with nacreous paillettes, sequins, and Christian Dior: Rare Photos From the Birth of the 'New Look,' 1948 Dior brings ethereal goddesses and silver threads to Paris couture The Hill