Documented Spring 1969 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Stiffened Silk A-Line Dress designer-guy-laroche The waist cinches in and

The waist cinches in and then then skirt flares out on an angle from there

The entire bodice is then detailed with clusters of large and glossy black sequins that form beautiful oversized floral shapes

It is meant to be on an actual body and my dress form is not doing it anywhere near the justice it deserves

some interior fabric that gives it a slight bit of structure then it is lined

Documented Spring 1969 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Stiffened Silk A-Line Dress designer-guy-laroche The waist cinches in andThis dress is not perfect but it is still perfectly wearable and it is a stunning example of the work that Marc Bohan was doing for this season. When researching this piece we found a photo of it with a coat and belt that gives you a great idea of how it is once on the body. It is also great to have documentation on it which is not always easy for an earlier piece. The Spring 1969 collection is mentioned in the 'Dior Catwalk' book and it says that