The iconic 'Bar' suit from 1947 is one of the 100 dresses installed in the exhibition on the Fashion of the 50th shown until November 2 this year in the Palais Galliera Museum. http://www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr/en/exhibitions/50s
After the wartime austerity, women were eager for an ultra feminine style. The ideas of the couturiers and the skillful execution of French seamstresses revived Paris as the centre of High Fashion. Women who could not afford Haute Couture dresses could buy sewing patterns of the dress models and sow themselves 'low' couture….
At the end of the 50th 'teenagers' were inspired by actresses like Lesley Caron, Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn and a new look appeared: natural hair, soft sweaters, ballerina shoes and circular felt skirts in strong colors. Circular - is the word in the world of 'new looks'.
