Spring 1994 Christian Dior by Gianfranco Ferre Jacket w Metal Accents designer-rosie-assoulin The silk is screened with

The silk is screened with hundreds of brightly colored butterflies that add little pops of color

The skirt is a masterpiece of pleat work and an example of how finely done a pleat can be - each starts below the more fitted hip and are set very deep and uses an excessive amount of fabric

The fabric would have been screened with the print and specifically placed on the fabric so that everything lined up perfectly upon the the final assembly

as did the cut-out dresses and sharp-as-a-tack toreador suits

Spring 1994 Christian Dior by Gianfranco Ferre Jacket w Metal Accents designer-rosie-assoulin The silk is screened withI love this jacket and think it is a beautiful example of Ferre's work during his time as Creative Director for Dior. The twin of this piece walked the runway and I have included the video of the piece in its debut as well as a still capturing it on the catwalk. The tag is numbered which for the boutique line label usually denotes a custom order or an order by an established client during this time period. On the runway this was one of the pieces that