1960s Marc Bohan for Christian Dior Floral Print Dress designer-adrian Item# DD1859

Item# DD1859

as the label states

I love the molded bodice with its light boning that gives shape and structure to the bust

The piecework and seaming to create the inset where the skirt joins the bodice is particularly wonderful - it is perfectly crossed and angled seams where the panels are inserted to create the shape - an extraordinarily hard thing to do with such a fine fabric

The overall effect is amazing

1960s Marc Bohan for Christian Dior Floral Print Dress designer-adrian Item# DD1859This is one of my favorite pieces of Dior that I have had in the shop. It has both a very innovative design and is visually very beautiful. The fabric is a crisp polished silk with a romantic floral design screened over its surface. I love the soft cherry red mixed with the palest cafe au lait. Each flower and stem is also edged with a fine line in coral that highlights the design. The cut is genius. It nips in at the waist and the skirt is set in a