Spring 1959 Christian Dior Haute Couture Ivory & Silver Lace Dress designer-donald-brooks Fully lined in a black

Fully lined in a black silky rayon that is in excellent condition

This version would be considered demi-couture and special ordered based on the haute Couture runway version directly through Saks Fifth Avenue and once finished imported back into America

The shoulders are strong but cut slim - you can see the Biba influence in them

I love the rounded collar and then way the belt slips through the design element at the front - this allows the wearer to choose to wear a belt or not and it does not break the design

Great late seventies

Spring 1959 Christian Dior Haute Couture Ivory & Silver Lace Dress designer-donald-brooks Fully lined in a blackThis exquisite spring 1959 Christian Dior Haute Couture dress was designed during Yves Saint Laurent tenure at the house. The dress is a one off piece and was a special commission ordered by socialite Patricia Lopez Huici de Lopez Willshaw. Patricia commissioned Yves Saint Laurent, the young head of Dior, to make her a party dress to attend a ball with Baron de Rede. It is truly one of a kind. There is no other like it that was ever made. It bear a