Spectacular Cruise 2009 Christian Dior by John Galliano Soft Pastel Blue-Green Ruffle Dress w Beading Purples It skims over the breast

It skims over the breast and meets an elaborate hand beaded panel there

This is a dress that is insanely sexy and bare feeling and yet that deep brown colour and minimal lines keep it feeling fresh and minimal

A fabulous and easy to wear caftan feeling dress by Teal Traina for Traina-Mignon

I see some small tears in the fabric around the seams of the arms and at the top of the shoulder

Spectacular Cruise 2009 Christian Dior by John Galliano Soft Pastel Blue-Green Ruffle Dress w Beading Purples It skims over the breastThe twin of this dress was Look 52 from the Christian Dior Cruise 2009 collection. It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano. The Vogue report on the collection noted that: "Galliano has been mining the good old U. S. of A. for raw material from which to spin his dreams. grandes dames like Barbara Hutton, Millicent Rogers, and Nan Kempnerwomen who weren't afraid to make a bold sartorial statement, one that preferably involved a