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Christian Dior Paris Wool Coat with Floral Appliqué and Embroidery, Fall 2018 $400 - 600
Hand-stitched with screen-printed and appliquéd flowers and insects, this coat evokes an enchanted garden, a hallmark of the classic Dior lexicon. A small bee (page 26, top left) on the right hip suggests the insignia of the label, and one of superstitious Christian Dior’s lucky charms. In his memoirs, he likened the seamstresses in his atelier to bees: “A small hive full to bursting, that is what my house was when I presented my first collection.” Though created for ready-to-wear, the coat’s appliqué technique makes apparent the skill and labor needed to create this garment.
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