Incredible Spring 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Crop Jacket z-archive-halston It is made to Haute

It is made to Haute Couture standards with every stitch hand done

The skirt is cut in a swirling curve around the body and the entire lower half is finished with a stiffened black netting

The iridescent quality of the more clear beads mixed with those tiny metallic coloured ones catch the light and sparkle from every angle

Light inner boning

Incredible Spring 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Crop Jacket z-archive-halston It is made to HauteA very rare piece from the Spring 1999 collection. Made under the creative direction of John Galliano For this show the Dior Catwalk book noted that "Galliano took a trip on the Trans Siberian railway and drew inspiration from Russian avant garde as well as the Chinese red army." You can see the influence of that in this jacket with its cut and curving crossed over cut. When you look closely at that wide band that edges the jacket you see little