Spectacular Spring 1978 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Blue Floral Silk Chiffon Dress w Ribbon Straps designer-jean-muir After the design was painted

After the design was painted onto the skirt the edges were all outline by hand with beads - most a jet black bead but also in blues and gold to match the other smaller designs

The bodice is cut loosely and I love the button detail and piping on the wide neckline

It is far better in person then shown here

The sleeves are incredible - each is very very full above the elastic cuff and bands of that same hand done gold cross stitch circle the widest parts

The detail is astounding

Spectacular Spring 1978 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Blue Floral Silk Chiffon Dress w Ribbon Straps designer-jean-muir After the design was paintedIt is so rare to have such great documentation on dress and this one not only has a ton of documentation from the 1978 season that it originally debuted in but it also has the added modern provenance of being the twin of the dress that Kate Hudson and Jamie Mizrahi both wore a version of while pregnant in 2018. I think that three different versions of this dress were made. We found the runway pictures of the version that went more over the shoulder,