Rare Spring 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Bias Cut Silk Dress w See Through Lace Insets designer-george-halley The bare minimum of seams

The bare minimum of seams are used and have been set into curving lines at each side and one at the back to create an hourglass shape

Fully lined in a full corseted and skirted underdress as described above

This dress is Oscar at his very best and really showcases some of his signature design details

This creates a bit of a swooping plunge that is slightly set to the side

Rare Spring 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Bias Cut Silk Dress w See Through Lace Insets designer-george-halley The bare minimum of seamsThis spectacular dress is a very rare piece from the Spring 1999 collection. It was 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." A shorter version of this dress was shown in the show as well as a long version without the lace insets at the front. We have included