Outstanding 1960s Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Demi-Couture Sky Blue Silk Bombshell Dress designer-biba It is constructed to follow

It  is constructed to follow the curves of the body from the top of the neckline to below the hips

The years that Youssef headed the line are among some of my favorites

The gold is woven through the silk to give the dress its metallic finish and catch the light from every angle as you move

There is light boning on the sides of the bust for light support and it is seamed to curve around and over the bust

You could play this silhouette up by adding a crinoline but I have styled it here without

Outstanding 1960s Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Demi-Couture Sky Blue Silk Bombshell Dress designer-biba It is constructed to followI believe this dress is from the early 1960s when Marc Bohan took over Dior. It has the Dior tag inside that would have been used in this time period. There is the possibility that it is earlier. The dress is almost completely made by hand to a Demi Couture level and has that fitted hourglass bombshell silhouette of the era. It is made out of a sky blue very high end silk. The colour is slightly paler in person than how it photoed here. The bodice is