Gorgeous 1980s Christian Dior 'Teddy Bear Soft Thick Faux Fur Swing Tent Flare Coat designer-hollys-harp Closes with a back painted

Closes with a back painted metal zipper and buttons at the back of the neck

This little Azzedine Alaia piece that is from one of his more recent collections

Its base is constructed and made as well as you would expect from a proper cocktail dress

painted metal zipper and hook & eye at the back neck

Gorgeous 1980s Christian Dior 'Teddy Bear Soft Thick Faux Fur Swing Tent Flare Coat designer-hollys-harp Closes with a back paintedI have held this in my archives for several years now and I think that it is a stunning example of the faux fur pieces being produced at this point in Dior's history. This time period was known as the 'Golden Age' for the Dior fur division. Frederic Castet was appointed the head of the division after joining Dior in 1953. He single handedly restructured the fourrure department to follow the haute couture and the prt porter philosophy of the house in