Important Fall 1958 Christian Dior by Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Deep Blue Silk Evening Coat designer-alfred-bosand The dress is sculpted to

The dress is sculpted to the body with vertical seaming that curves the dress around the bust

Unlined and slips on to wear with elastic that runs through the waist

There is slight fading to to one shoulder

It is backed in Muslin to give it a little weight but not to feel cumbersome to the wearer - this allows it to hold the almost sculptural shape better

Important Fall 1958 Christian Dior by Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Deep Blue Silk Evening Coat designer-alfred-bosand The dress is sculpted toThe Fall 1958 season was Yves Saint Laurent's second collection for the house of Dior. It was titled the 'Line Courbe Silhouette en Arc' which translates to Curved Line Arched Silhouette. In the book 'Dior Catwalk' they have abnb excerpt from the original show notes that explain the inspiration behind the silhouettes on the show. They stated that 'The structure of this season's fashions is inspired by one of the fundamental lines of architecture,