What is the name of the suit that defined Dior's 'New Look'?

The Bar suit was the suit that defined Dior’s ‘New Look.’

The ensemble appeared in Dior’s debut collection in 1947 and became the clearest expression of the new silhouette. Its tailored jacket featured a narrow, shaped waist, rounded hips, and a pronounced peplum, while the accompanying skirt extended into a fuller, below-the-knee shape. Together, the pieces created the hourglass profile associated with Dior’s postwar revolution.

The suit was made in cream-colored shantung for the jacket and a dark, pleated wool skirt in its best-known version. It was designed for daywear but carried the polish and construction of haute couture. The fitted jacket’s internal structure helped mold the body, while the skirt supplied the generous volume that contrasted so strongly with wartime utility clothing.

Pierre Cardin, then head of Dior’s tailoring atelier, contributed the famous 1947 Bar suit. “Corolle” and “En Huit” were names of the original collection’s lines, not the canonical name of this particular suit. “New Look suit” is a descriptive phrase, but Bar suit is the recognized answer.