Late 1950s Christian Dior London by Marc Bohan Numbered Blue Shift Dress w Button Detailing Suits & Sets The velvet shows only minimal

The velvet shows only minimal wear inherent to normal aging

not the Ossie Clark for Radley - this makes it an early design version that was later copied for the Radley label

there is a huge ivory silk flower

It is absolute perfection from the shoulders to the edges of its hand rolled skirt hem

Unlined no size tag

Late 1950s Christian Dior London by Marc Bohan Numbered Blue Shift Dress w Button Detailing Suits & Sets The velvet shows only minimalMarc Bohan began his career in 1945 under Robert Piguet and stayed there for four years. He then became an assistant to Edward Molyneux and then went on to design for Madeline de Rauch for a year. In 1953 he produced one single collection under his own name and then was wooed away to design for Jean Patou where he designed their Haute Couture collections. In 1958 he landed at Dior where he designed the Christian Dior London label until September of