Venus by Christian Dior: The Journey of a Dress

[@acey850]

I admire conservators who work to preserve such masterpieces such as the Venus dress feaured here.

[@mona9008]

The Junon dress is my favorite but they're both so beautiful 💗

[@lilMissF0F0]

This dress and the Junon dresses started my love affair with Dior

[@sarah050693]

Saw it in Paris, so stunning

[@athenasgrovetrims9999]

GLORIOUS!

[@anotherNYer]

Fabulous.

[@TheAgeofFabulous]

Stunning! Who was the original owner? Do you have any pictures of the dress being worn?

[@lucianalima9893]

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[@lindad.9532]

Very beautiful dress and wonderful video. Question: Were all the feather pallets removed for cleaning, or were they cleaned as sewn on?

[@patriciaasturias1007]

Magnificent !

[@adamk5937]

What is the history of the dress? What is its monetary value, and how much did it cost to transport so meticulously?

[@pabloamicarelli3351]

Magnífico

[@j.j.b.13]

Thank god this is on my subscripion.

[@Suman_sharma02s]

I love it

[@madasahatter4489]

Love the vid and have a couple of questions for the conservator: 1) When cleaning a large feather paillette, how to you prevent the water cleaning solution from getting on the fabric the paillette is sewn to? 2) After using straight pins to secure the tissue paper enclosing the the "petals", how do you keep the petals from moving during transit and prevent a straight pin from snagging an overlapping petal or other areas of the dress tulle? Thanks in advance!

[@t-.-t.]

Madasa Hatter the paillette are cleaned with a damp(not completely soaked)cotton swab. the water doesnt get on the dress. Even if it does. Water doesnt effect tulle

[@madasahatter4489]

Thanks very much for answering my first question -(seems that the cleaning solution is only water) And your answer to the second question is? (asked because tulle and straight pins often don't play nicely together . . . . )

[@t-.-t.]

Madasa Hatter no problem 😄. I think the tulle is carefully pinned through the tiny holes in the material. Since it is just a net material. With all that crazy amount of cushioning and support around the manniquin, I dont think it will move even a inch. haha xD

[@morganolfursson2560]

Sequin , not sequins . They are called paillettes and the work is called sequin . There is no such thing as sequins gown or sequins work , this is Sequin . this is sequin work, a sequined gown. It used to be a noun in its original arabic form SIKKA when it referred to gold coins but it is now grammatically incorrect to use it as a known, even if many do , Sequin is not a noun in french (and it is a French word ) it is actually a verb . To sequin a gown , or sequined gown, and verbs have no plural forms . This being said, you did and excellent and remarkable job .

[@puckpuck88]

Sequin IS a noun, its definition is the reverse of its meaning in the english world. Pailette(fr) = Sequin(eng) and vice versa. A pailette(eng) is a round disk with the hole placed near the top edge vs in the center which is a sequin(eng).

[@morganolfursson2560]

Absolutely not .

[@j.j.b.13]

That amount of effort and money for just one dress.

[@morganolfursson2560]

Not just one dress , a Couture Gown . This is the textile equivalent of a painting masterpiece. A gown like this is one of a kind and can cost way over 1 million dollars so it is not going to be handled carelessly .

[@asmaerahou747]

J.J. B.13. just for one stupid dress meanwhile people are starving to death all over the world

[@lilMissF0F0]

Its an old dress and Dior’s (himself) original design they’d be scared to death to ruin it because of bad storage/packing. Old dresses should constantly get fixed otherwise it will rot and damage itself by itself with time. And its not just a “stupid” dress. These dresses have lots historical value it tells you how people lived in that time, the average body ideal, how women were (hence they figured out women were shorter because of the survived dresses from the 18th century). Plus they live to inspire upcoming designers and learn crafting techniques. Long story short. Its not a useless dress there is so much value in this dress not only because it was designed by Dior alone.

[@johnjohn9959]

When americans try to speak any other language, specially french 😢😅