Early 2000s Galliano for Dior Check Silk Chiffon Bias Cut Dress designer-janice-wainwright Fully lined in a pale

Fully lined in a pale cafe au lait silk with the sleeves left unlined

From a flat discreet bow at one side swaths of fabric drape down each side of the skirt to create the illusion of fullness

The construction is quite interesting on this one - it closes more like a coat

superb use of pattern and his early pieces really reflect the high end hippie chic

Early 2000s Galliano for Dior Check Silk Chiffon Bias Cut Dress designer-janice-wainwright Fully lined in a paleI love the graphic black and white, oversized check that has an almost digital feel to it and covers the entire surface of the dress. It is completely cut on the bias and skims and drapes over the body from the draped neckline to the tips of the skirt. The bottom skirt in set into the body of the dress in a series of seams that feels like the same technique used for dresses constructed in the 1920s. It flows and skims over the body to the skirt that