c1960 Christian Dior London Couture Numbered Coat & Dress designer-thea-porter The dress is fully lined

The dress is fully lined in a black silk except for the sleeve which are unlined

Most of the pieces you see from it are not along the line of what I usually buy for the shop but there was just something so young and fun about this jumpsuit that I decided to make an exception

The dress has a halter style bodice that is bordered with a contrasting print

Item# DD1003

The fabric is a nylon and has just the slightest touch of sheerness to it

c1960 Christian Dior London Couture Numbered Coat & Dress designer-thea-porter The dress is fully linedThis dress and coat set in a rich cream silk is extraordinary. After much research I believe it to be based on the Spring 1960, Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior collection. You can see a striking similarity to the cut, collar and buttons of the sleeveless Haute Couture version in blue photo from that collection. The other cream Haite Couture dress from that same collection uses the same front button treatment but on the top whereas here it was