Gorgeous 1980s Christian Dior 'Teddy Bear Soft Thick Faux Fur Swing Tent Flare Coat designer-hollys-harp This little Azzedine Alaia piece

This little Azzedine Alaia piece that is from one of his more recent collections

Its base is constructed and made as well as you would expect from a proper cocktail dress

It will sit properly on a girl it fits better

It has enough structure built into the bust to hold the shape but the skirt just draped lightly over you and seems to float around the body

It is really extraordinary and when snapped into place fully completes the illusion of a true gown rather then tow pieces

Gorgeous 1980s Christian Dior 'Teddy Bear Soft Thick Faux Fur Swing Tent Flare Coat designer-hollys-harp This little Azzedine Alaia pieceI have held this in my archives for several years now and I think that it is a stunning example of the faux fur pieces being produced at this point in Dior's history. This time period was known as the 'Golden Age' for the Dior fur division. Frederic Castet was appointed the head of the division after joining Dior in 1953. He single handedly restructured the fourrure department to follow the haute couture and the prt porter philosophy of the house in