Gorgeous 1980s Christian Dior 'Teddy Bear Soft Thick Faux Fur Swing Tent Flare Coat designer-hollys-harp It has enough structure built

It has enough structure built into the bust to hold the shape but the skirt just draped lightly over you and seems to float around the body

The neck is high and the bodice cut to skim over the torso

Its base is constructed and made as well as you would expect from a proper cocktail dress

he was the first milliner in 80 years to be asked to exhibit during the Paris shows and his work is held in major museums worldwide

A bit of thinning to the fabric along the top shoulder fold I do not feel like these distract

Gorgeous 1980s Christian Dior 'Teddy Bear Soft Thick Faux Fur Swing Tent Flare Coat designer-hollys-harp It has enough structure builtI have held this in my archives for several years now and I think that it is a stunning example of the faux fur pieces being produced at this point in Dior's history. This time period was known as the 'Golden Age' for the Dior fur division. Frederic Castet was appointed the head of the division after joining Dior in 1953. He single handedly restructured the fourrure department to follow the haute couture and the prt porter philosophy of the house in