Fall 1961 Silk Brocade Christian Dior Silk Numbered Coat designer-yuki Unlined and slips on to

Unlined and slips on to wear with a tie at the top neck

thanks to what the designer described as couture touches: Silk was photo-printed with still lifes that resembled those on the eatery's walls

I have seen girls also wear these as necklaces so you can style it with whatever imagination you can come up with

The skirt is incredibly full - if laid out flat it is a full circle with fabric to spare

It is important to note that those beautiful curves are created solely through the placement of the lace using the grain of the fabric and the cut to create this

Fall 1961 Silk Brocade Christian Dior Silk Numbered Coat designer-yuki Unlined and slips on toThis wonderful little silk coat is from the London Boutique and is numbered making it a custom or special order. This would have been based on the Dior Haute Couture collection. You can clearly see the same, unique button technique in the several refernce photos included here. The Fall of 1961 marked the end to Yves Saint Laurent's career at Dior and the beginning of Marc Bohan's nineteen year reign at the house of Christian Dior. His first show was a