c1958 Christian Dior NY Floral Print Silk Dress & Jacket designer-malcolm-starr It is beautifully made and

It is beautifully made and the lines of it are stunning

Note that it was a touch too big on the mannequin through the upper body so will fit better on the proper sized girl

These are used around the waistline and all around the edges of the jacket

The caftan is literally covered with these little individual beaded fringes from head to toe and each fringe is a full 5

This is a meticulous and time consuming process and would have been done by hand

c1958 Christian Dior NY Floral Print Silk Dress & Jacket designer-malcolm-starr It is beautifully made andThis wonderful little silk coat and dress set bears the Christian Dior New York label, making it a beautiful and early example of Christian Dior's work. The New York label is what I consider to be demi couture from this time period of Dior's history. These where made in, and for, the American market but were based on the runway designs and with many of the same high standard finishes that the true Haute Couture pieces incorporated and based on the