Late 1950s Christian Dior London by Marc Bohan Numbered Blue Shift Dress w Button Detailing designer-arnold-scaasi Item# DD3825

Item# DD3825

The color is slightly more of a taupey camel than shown

The inner dress is a sleek sheath of jersey that has stretch but is not fluid - it is just thick enough to define shape but not so think as to be heavy or uncomfortable - he creates structure with it while still allowing the body to be able to move freely - this was cutting edge fabric in the late 80s and early 90s - Tom Ford also used a version in some of his early Gucci collections

The sleeves follow this same tapered shape as they reach the cuffs

Late 1950s Christian Dior London by Marc Bohan Numbered Blue Shift Dress w Button Detailing designer-arnold-scaasi Item# DD3825Marc Bohan began his career in 1945 under Robert Piguet and stayed there for four years. He then became an assistant to Edward Molyneux and then went on to design for Madeline de Rauch for a year. In 1953 he produced one single collection under his own name and then was wooed away to design for Jean Patou where he designed their Haute Couture collections. In 1958 he landed at Dior where he designed the Christian Dior London label until September of