Spring 1981 Marc Bohan for Christian Dior Striped Cotton Dress Set designer-stella-mccartney It is a fabulous dress

It is a fabulous dress and so easy to wear

This banding detail and use of the bows cleverly draws the eye into the center of the dress and waist and gives the illusion of an even greater nipped in waist and hourglass silhouette

The fabric is also signed throughout

The camera also does not catch how it reflects the light

Jacques Tiffeau examples can be found in The Metropolitan Museum archives and this particular dress is as good as those examples (if not better) Jacques only designed for a few years in the 60s under his own label and was a bit of a fashion bad boy

Spring 1981 Marc Bohan for Christian Dior Striped Cotton Dress Set designer-stella-mccartney It is a fabulous dressThis is an absolutely wonderful striped set by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior. I remember coming across a editorial or ad photo that documented this set but unfortunately have not been able to re locate it. It is out there though so at some point I hope to be able to date it accurately either before its sold or will send a note to its new owner once that information is found. I love that it is a set as it really makes it versatile, especially as a