Chic Fall 1972 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Black Silk Pant Set designer-oscar-de-la-renta early 1970s chiffon caftan dress

early 1970s chiffon caftan dress by Jean Varon has layers beautifully printed chiffon that cascades down to the ground

The fringe is very long and in excellent condition

It is attached most of the way around and then it simply hooks into place at the side of the waist

Fully lined in a green moire silk

The best part

Chic Fall 1972 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Black Silk Pant Set designer-oscar-de-la-renta early 1970s chiffon caftan dressThe notes for the 1972 collection in the book 'Dior, The Catwalk' tell us that The New York Times declared Marc Bohan's collection for Dior as 'the best of the season in Paris' that year. There was also the information that of all the Dior collections, the full records for this particular one did not survive the passages of time so finding a piece that still has a fair amount of documentation is a bit of a miracle. While we did not find a photo of