After her return to Argentina following her 1947 European "Rainbow Tour", Eva Perón gave her "look" something of a makeover. Gone were the glistening, tortured pompadours, the massive chignons, replaced by a sleek golden helmet, softened only by a discretely braided knot at the back. Her Paris clothes and jewels were still lavish, but noticeably more tasteful. She was an avid customer of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, Christian Dior and Jacques Fath. The designers reportedly kept mannequins in their workshops made to her specific measurements; Dior is quoted as once telling an interviewer, “The only queen I ever dressed was Eva Perón.”
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Thanks to its adaptation for use in the costuming of the musical "Evita", this particular Dior-gowned toilette has become iconic.
(The title of this post is a fragment of a song lyric from that show, of course.) |
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For the outrageously glamorous and idealized - painted - images of Evita in all her
haute couture,
haute joaillerie glory, please see
this previous post.
Great post--I wonder where those dresses are now?
ReplyDeleteEn el Museo Evita, Lafinur 2988, Buenos Aires, Argentina
DeleteThank you. I was just wondering the same thing.
DeleteEva Peron, to the working class and poor masses of Argentina of that time, the Virgin Mary incarnate.
ReplyDeleteNothing was too good for their Evita, whether it be Cartier jewels or Dior gowns. The critics and oligarchs be damned. From the sweeping heights of power, adored by the masses, to the finality of a life cut short by terminal cancer. She still cast a shadow on Argentina.
-Rj intheIE
Fabulous photos…I have had an obsession with Eva Peron since seeing the Broadway show in 1980 at the tender age of 10…
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