1990s John Galliano for Christian Dior Fitted Check Dress designer-adrian Those medallions are formed form

Those medallions are formed form real gold metallic lame thread

The neckline is quite beautiful with a square cut whose corners are caught up in pretty silk rosettes made of the same fabric

The top is a beautifully constructed bustier made of layers of silk and boning

Each sleeve billows hugely above the cuff

The inner dress is a sleek sheath of jersey that has stretch but is not fluid - it is just thick enough to define shape but not so think as to be heavy or uncomfortable - he creates structure with it while still allowing the body to be able to move freely - this was cutting edge fabric in the late 80s and early 90s - Tom Ford also used a version in some of his early Gucci collections

1990s John Galliano for Christian Dior Fitted Check Dress designer-adrian Those medallions are formed formFrom the time period when John Galliano headed the house this is am gorgeous little dress from the main Dior line. It is a wonderful example of how he could be chic and subtle while still executing a sharply cut design. You often see a nod to the fifties and sixties in his work for Dior during this time period and never more so then here with this silhouette. It has that va voom fitted cut of the fifties and is meant to skim and highlight a girls