Spring 1959 Christian Dior Haute Couture Ivory & Silver Lace Dress designer-donald-brooks I love the rounded collar

I love the rounded collar and then way the belt slips through the design element at the front - this allows the wearer to choose to wear a belt or not and it does not break the design

This is also a great and highly wearable larger size with its original tie belt

Great late seventies

but it is certainly nice to be able to separate and wear them with with other items

I row of bright gold toned metal buttons that sit atop the one shoulder that has an extra draping detail

Spring 1959 Christian Dior Haute Couture Ivory & Silver Lace Dress designer-donald-brooks I love the rounded collarThis exquisite spring 1959 Christian Dior Haute Couture dress was designed during Yves Saint Laurent tenure at the house. The dress is a one off piece and was a special commission ordered by socialite Patricia Lopez Huici de Lopez Willshaw. Patricia commissioned Yves Saint Laurent, the young head of Dior, to make her a party dress to attend a ball with Baron de Rede. It is truly one of a kind. There is no other like it that was ever made. It bear a