Fall 1980 Christian Dior True Haute Couture Two Piece Silk & Silk Velvet Dress designer-andre-courreges The neckline is notched and

The neckline is notched and the sleeves are cut long and straight

Definitely a piece that a modern girl would know is meant to be worn over something skin tight or with equal volume - or at least that is how Jane and Judy say they would wear it

It also wraps around the waist and covers the upper back

Length: approx 26" from neck to hem and the elastic waist falls at approx 17"

The tunic sits over the pants and feel almost like a properly made mini

Fall 1980 Christian Dior True Haute Couture Two Piece Silk & Silk Velvet Dress designer-andre-courreges The neckline is notched andThis gorgeous dress from the last years of Marc Bohan's grand career as head of Dior is from the Fall 1980 collection. In the book Dior; Catwalk, the notes on the fall collection state that the collection notes read that; "Bohan was inspired by 'Baroque fancies and pre Raphaelite chinoiserie'." and that "the designer created 'sinuous and subble bias cut evening dresses pleated 'a la Fortuny". This dress has the added provenance of having been photoed