1960s Marc Bohan for Christian Dior Floral Print Dress designer-adrian I love the molded bodice

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

Item# DD2638

as the label states

Unlined and closes with a row of tightly spaced fabric covered buttons and fabric loops down the back

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

1960s Marc Bohan for Christian Dior Floral Print Dress designer-adrian I love the molded bodiceThis 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