A/W 1973 Christian Dior Haute Couture Intricately Pleated Silk Dress designer-vetements I am dating this to

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

The jacket is cut with a looser

The skirt is cut to come up slightly at the spot where the ruffle ends for a little extra leg

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

It is sleeveless with a simple bodice that has vertical seams to form the shape of the bust

A/W 1973 Christian Dior Haute Couture Intricately Pleated Silk Dress designer-vetements I am dating this toThis 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