Documented 1957 Christian Dior Haute Couture Silk Monkey Print Coat designer-stavropoulos Hand constructed matching gold hook

Hand constructed matching gold hook closure and tail

Fully lined in a pale pink silky rayon and closes with a back painted metal zipper

They have been collecting for years and years so the pieces are ones you rarely

The neckline is scooped and the neckline has triangular flags of chiffon that float over it

It is extraordinarily lovely and wearable with care

Documented 1957 Christian Dior Haute Couture Silk Monkey Print Coat designer-stavropoulos Hand constructed matching gold hookDior's final collection for the house in the Fall of 1957 was the "Ligne Fuseau" or Spindle Line and I am extremely pleased to present this extremely well documented and important coat from the collection. The collection notes said of the presentation: "The new silhouette for the day can so to speak be inscribed within two brackets ( ) of the spindle line. Encased between these two curves, this line owes its elegance above all to its lengthening