c1968 Christian Dior Demi-Couture Gold & Printed Silk Dress designer-lillie-rubin The neckline is cut square

The neckline is cut square with capped high sleeves and a simple fitted bodice

Item# DD1750

Then there is a panel of fabric layered over the waist that wraps around you for a great peplum feel to it

From the waist to floor at the front it is a sleek column

or worn very little

c1968 Christian Dior Demi-Couture Gold & Printed Silk Dress designer-lillie-rubin The neckline is cut squareThis exceptional dress is by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior and it is a wonderful example of his work during this time period. It was in the late 1960s that was doing these wonderful metallic detailed dresses and the results were stupendous. The silk chiffon base on this one has a print that has pops of a pale blue worked through the design. Woven through that silk is a gold lurex thread to give the dress its metallic finish. The gold is used to