c1966 Numbered Christian Dior Boutique Silver Bead Shift Dress designer-hermes The sleeves are left unlined

The sleeves are left unlined with the same border making up the cuff

The top is luxurious black cashmere and has a high turtle neck with a completely bare back

a design upon which the house of Versace seems built upon

It is a stunning piece of Valentino that is entirely hand finished and in perfect condition

Styled here with a light crinoline underneath that is not included

c1966 Numbered Christian Dior Boutique Silver Bead Shift Dress designer-hermes The sleeves are left unlinedThis extraordinary dress dates to the 1966 collection based on the similar fabric treatments I have found from two other dresses from that collection (pictured here). It is from the Dior London Boutique and numbered so would have been a special or custom order. It is a wonderful example of the mod feel of that era and one of the best sixties dresses I have had. The base fabric is a silk with raised circles set side by side across the entire dress.