Gorgeous 1980s Christian Dior 'Teddy Bear Soft Thick Faux Fur Swing Tent Flare Coat designer-hollys-harp painted metal zipper and hook

painted metal zipper and hook & eye at the back neck

Total length: 27" from waist to hem

he was the first milliner in 80 years to be asked to exhibit during the Paris shows and his work is held in major museums worldwide

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

The neck is high and the bodice cut to skim over the torso

Gorgeous 1980s Christian Dior 'Teddy Bear Soft Thick Faux Fur Swing Tent Flare Coat designer-hollys-harp painted metal zipper and hookI 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