Fall 1970 Christian Dior Haute Couture by Marc Bohan Minimalist Black Velvet Column Dress Plunge Back or Front This gives it the feel

This gives it the feel of liquid fire once on as the sequins catch the light

The interior of the dress is made to couture standards with a full built in cupped corset that is boned and shaped to the waist

It cinches in at the waist by seaming and flares out below that to past the hip

Double lined through the bodice  in the same fabric and unlined through the skirt

Fall 1970 Christian Dior Haute Couture by Marc Bohan Minimalist Black Velvet Column Dress Plunge Back or Front This gives it the feelThis gorgeous dress is a true couture piece from the Fall 1970 Haute Couture collection. It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan. The book Dior: Catwalk noted that the Vogue proclaimed that "Any woman anywhere on earth would want to own these total feminine clothes" In the few photos that survive of pieces from this collection, it is interesting to note that he showed most of these shift dresses under capes, which would be a lovely