Spectacular Cruise 2009 Christian Dior by John Galliano Soft Pastel Blue-Green Ruffle Dress w Beading Purples Unlined and buttons down the

Unlined and buttons down the front

Chanel's iconic glass pearls are then looped through the cording on each side of the braiding

It skims over the breast and meets an elaborate hand beaded panel there

This is a dress that is insanely sexy and bare feeling and yet that deep brown colour and minimal lines keep it feeling fresh and minimal

Unlined through the skirt and lined with a white stretch jersey through the bodice

Spectacular Cruise 2009 Christian Dior by John Galliano Soft Pastel Blue-Green Ruffle Dress w Beading Purples Unlined and buttons down theThe twin of this dress was Look 52 from the Christian Dior Cruise 2009 collection. It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano. The Vogue report on the collection noted that: "Galliano has been mining the good old U. S. of A. for raw material from which to spin his dreams. grandes dames like Barbara Hutton, Millicent Rogers, and Nan Kempnerwomen who weren't afraid to make a bold sartorial statement, one that preferably involved a