Documented Spring 1961 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan 'Slim Line' Haute Couture Debut Silk Jacket & Skirt Suit designer-tina-lesser If you are lucky enough

If you are lucky enough to fit into this and need an over the top

The patterned portions of the velvet have been used for the sleeves and the skirt and when it catches the light is gives the suggestion of a leopard print

Modern Sizing Note: The shoulders will fit up to about 17-18" across before it becomes an issue and sit funny - there is so set seam so if you are smaller it will drape and be fine

Here he takes the style of a simple and classic sweatshirt and then he extended it out in length to make it a dress and did it in a gold knit

Documented Spring 1961 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan 'Slim Line' Haute Couture Debut Silk Jacket & Skirt Suit designer-tina-lesser If you are lucky enoughThis is an incredible set that is extra special because it is from the debut Haute Couture collection of Marc Bohan. It has the added province of being documented which is sometimes not easy to find with these very early pieces. The book Dior, Catwalk talks about the reaction to this first collection by Bohan; "Thundering applause, led by the Duchess of Windsor, rolled through the elegant grey and white salons of the House of Dior, the happy ending to