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The image displays a vertical, light-toned paper document featuring a detailed pencil sketch of a mid-century women's haute couture dress. The sketch depicts a stylized, headless female figure wearing a strapless, sweetheart-neckline dress with a fitted bodice and a voluminous, flared skirt composed of distinct panels. Both the bodice and skirt panels are filled with diagonal parallel lines, creating a pronounced chevron or herringbone pattern, suggesting a specific fabric texture. A thin belt is indicated at the waist, and a prominent bow is sketched on the figure's left shoulder area. Handwritten annotations are present in the upper left corner, reading "Marthe" (underlined) and "organza a tous blonds: s/alla", providing specific design or material instructions. The bottom right corner features printed text identifying the designer as "Christian DIOR" and providing the business address: "30, Avenue Montaigne - PARIS-8e". Below this, "Croquis N° 7" is printed, with the "7" handwritten, and the date "19 DEC 1949" is clearly visible. A stylized signature or symbol is present beneath the date. The paper exhibits minor smudges and slight discoloration consistent with its age. The document is mounted and photographed in an indoor environment, likely an exhibition or archive, located at 30, Avenue Montaigne in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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