LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Christian Dior
Untitled Fashion Sketches and Swimwear1956

Not on view
Pencil fashion drawing on cream paper of a woman in a halter-neck swimsuit with a bow at the chest, with printed 'CHRISTIAN DIOR' text to the right
Fashion illustration in ink and wash, three-quarter view of a woman in a strapless swimsuit with decorative waist trim, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a long black ribbon, rendered with loose gestural brushwork on cream paper.
Fashion illustration in pencil and brown wash, three-quarter view of a figure in a fitted one-piece swimsuit and wide-brimmed sun hat; handwritten color notes at upper right
Fashion illustration in ink and watercolor, full-length figure in a tailored jacket with fringed hem, one arm raised holding a wide-brimmed hat rendered in blue wash; smaller sketch of the back view at right; loose gestural linework on cream paper.
Ink and wash fashion illustration of a standing figure in a sleeveless dress with bow-tied waist, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, with loose expressive line work; "Christian Dior" lettered to the right
Pencil sketch of a fashion design, featuring a front-facing figure in a loose, wide-sleeved top with a bow detail at the chest, paired with trousers; handwritten notes and numbers at bottom.
Fashion illustration in ink and watercolor wash; standing female figure in three-quarter view wearing a green halter-style swimsuit and wide-brimmed hat, rendered with loose black ink outlines and bright green color blocking on a cream ground.
Pencil fashion illustration of a standing figure in three-quarter rear view, wearing a strapless draped swimsuit with a bow detail at the bust; handwritten notes at left read "Lastex / Black and White"; printed label in lower right corner reads "Christian Dior Paris / Designed for Cole of California."
Fashion illustration in ink and watercolor, standing female figure wearing an orange sleeveless mini dress with button-front detail and patch pockets, holding a light blue accessory, rendered with loose gestural linework on white ground.
Pencil and wash fashion illustration of a woman in three-quarter rear view, wearing a loose sleeveless top with square neckline and short shorts, with handwritten annotations in the upper left margin.
Fashion design sketch in pencil and light watercolor wash; a slender figure in three-quarter view wears a sleeveless top with zip neckline, short dark shorts, and a wide-brimmed sun hat with layered brim; handwritten annotations in English at upper left; small blue flower detail at wrist.
Designer
Christian Dior
France, Paris, 1905-1957
Design House
Cole of California
United States, California, Los Angeles, founded 1925
Label
Cole of California
France, Paris, 1955
Title
Untitled Fashion Sketches and Swimwear
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1956
Credit Line
Gift of Fred Cole
Accession Number
M.57.26.1-.20
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles