Important Spring 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Look 53 Black Silk Strapless Dress designer-isabelle-allard The jacket is fully lined

The jacket is fully lined in a red silk and the skirt is unlined

It has an almost military feel to it in the cut but with a softer

Sometimes Mongolian jackets are cut so bulky that they lose their flattering  aspects

One of his trademarks was to use minimal seaming on his pieces and this dress is no exception to that

There are two marks n the inner dress's skirt

Important Spring 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Look 53 Black Silk Strapless Dress designer-isabelle-allard The jacket is fully linedThe twin of this dress in red walked the Spring 2008 Christian Dior runway for Look 53. It was made under the Creative Direction of John Galliano. This collection marked Dior's 60th anniversary and it was also John's 10th year with the label. He celebrated those milestones with a show that was a nod to both the archives and Old Hollywood glamour. Pieces were wait listed worldwide and both colour versions of this dress were produced in very limited