Recent Christian Dior Deep Pink Chiffon Dress w Black Dots & Gathered Neck designer-ossie-clark flat pleat work and an

flat pleat work and an example of how finely done a pleat can be - each is spaced perfectly and so finely done you hardly realize they are there until you look closely and realize that is what gives the skirt volume - only in couture would this be as the cost would be prohibitive in RTW to do this

They are just genius

Made of two layers of the finest silk

How can you not be anything but happy in a piece like this

Recent Christian Dior Deep Pink Chiffon Dress w Black Dots & Gathered Neck designer-ossie-clark flat pleat work and anA more recent piece made for the shops that I believe is from the earlier Maria years A very easy to wear dress that has a beautiful flow to it that that catches the air easily to billow around you as you move. The dress is made from a silk chiffon and is unlined so the entire dress has a touch of transparency. The dot like print is created by little pieces of pink and black fabric fused onto the silk. The elastic cuffs of the sleeves have a pin tuck