Documented Spring 1966 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Raspberry Fuchsia Shift Dress Labeled and Designer Inside it is fully lined

Inside it is fully lined in a dressmakers paper fabric that helps to hold the shape s that it has a full feel with or without a crinoline

This is a stunning day dress and a beautiful example of couture during this time period

The fabric is a brushed cotton and the best part - little prong set rhinestones follow the print and give the subtlest of gleams

square neckline and I love the extra bit of pleat detail at the front

Documented Spring 1966 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Raspberry Fuchsia Shift Dress Labeled and Designer Inside it is fully linedThe Spring 1966 Dior collection was inspired by a recent trip to Mexico by the then Creative Director Marc Bohan. In the book 'Dior: Catwalk' the notes for this collection include a quote from the New York Times that said; "Fuchsia is the preferred colour and appears throughout the collection, accompanied by acid green, intense yellow, bright pink and deep purple" Besides the many caftan silhouettes in this collection a young Barbra Streisand was