Important Fall 2014 Christian Dior 'City Lights' by Raf Simons Look 21 Brilliant Blue & Orange Dress Shop By Size '(they) referenced an 18th-century court

'(they) referenced an 18th-century court coat

Fully lined in a ivory silk chiffon and closes at the side with a series of chiffon covered buttons and loops

And it holds an extra special significance because the one shown in the exhibit was loaned to the museum by Annette de la Renta

This dress was most likely made by hand in the atelier of Ady Couture who was based in Lausanne Switzerland

The dress is wonderful and even better on a real body

Important Fall 2014 Christian Dior 'City Lights' by Raf Simons Look 21 Brilliant Blue & Orange Dress Shop By Size '(they) referenced an 18th-century courtThis is a stunning Christian Dior dress by Raf Simons from the Fall 2014 collection. Its twin walk the runway for Look 21 in the show. It is also one of the most photographed pieces from that show. You will often see a more simplified version of this dress for sale but this is the twin of the actual runway dress and is a rare and special find. In the book Dior: Catwalk the write up on the show states: "This season I wanted to propose a new woman" said