Rare 1960s Christian Dior Pale Ivory Mink Coat w Python Snake Insets designer-leonard-paris Fully lined in a matching

Fully lined in a matching silk and closes with a hidden set zipper and signature Chanel button at the back neck

Everything under the top seam of the dress is pretty flexible so I have included that seam measurement below as it is the only part of the dress that has no give

This would have been made for the tourist market in Acapulco and is made to go from beach to market and to cocktails

The inner top of the bodice acts like the lining with the sleeves left unlined

Skirt: 44" from lower of waist band to hem

Rare 1960s Christian Dior Pale Ivory Mink Coat w Python Snake Insets designer-leonard-paris Fully lined in a matchingI have held this in my archives for several years now and I think that it is a stunning example of the fur pieces being produced at this point in Dior's history. I am no expert on furs but believe this it is mink. The color is a pale ivory with touches of a natural tint to it that is stunning in person. The fur is supple and soft and in very good condition. It is applied through the body of the coat in series of horizontal rows that become a design