Documented 1957 Christian Dior Haute Couture Silk Monkey Print Coat designer-stavropoulos Brilliant floral print chiffon

Brilliant floral print chiffon

Hand constructed matching gold hook closure and tail

The construction of this set is impeccable

They have been collecting for years and years so the pieces are ones you rarely

Fully lined in a pale pink silky rayon and closes with a back painted metal zipper

Documented 1957 Christian Dior Haute Couture Silk Monkey Print Coat designer-stavropoulos Brilliant floral print chiffonDior's final collection for the house in the Fall of 1957 was the "Ligne Fuseau" or Spindle Line and I am extremely pleased to present this extremely well documented and important coat from the collection. The collection notes said of the presentation: "The new silhouette for the day can so to speak be inscribed within two brackets ( ) of the spindle line. Encased between these two curves, this line owes its elegance above all to its lengthening