A/W 1973 Christian Dior Haute Couture Intricately Pleated Silk Dress designer-vetements The cut is a simple

The cut is a simple

Remarkable condition with no outstanding flaws to note other then natural patina

I am dating this to the early 1950s and I have to admit that I have not seen a hat this wonderful before

The dress is made of two layers - a silk twill inner sheath dress and a looser

A/W 1973 Christian Dior Haute Couture Intricately Pleated Silk Dress designer-vetements The cut is a simpleThis Haute Couture dress by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior is wonderful. The attention to detail shown in every stitch is breathtaking and to the highest standards. A longer version with a less detailed pleat insert technique is held in the archives of The Metropolitan Museum but I prefer this version. It would have been made entirely by hand in the Dior atelier. The silk used is of the highest possible grade and the gives the dress its beautiful drape