c1966 Numbered Christian Dior Boutique Silver Bead Shift Dress designer-hermes Item# E197

Item# E197

Fully lined in lighter pinky-coral rayon

Styled here with a light crinoline underneath that is not included

The sleeves are left unlined with the same border making up the cuff

The neck is high and simple and the skirt flows and swings perfectly

c1966 Numbered Christian Dior Boutique Silver Bead Shift Dress designer-hermes Item# E197This extraordinary dress dates to the 1966 collection based on the similar fabric treatments I have found from two other dresses from that collection (pictured here). It is from the Dior London Boutique and numbered so would have been a special or custom order. It is a wonderful example of the mod feel of that era and one of the best sixties dresses I have had. The base fabric is a silk with raised circles set side by side across the entire dress.