Exuberant Spring 1988 Christian Lacroix Luxe Demi-Couture Runway & Documented Strapless Floral Mini Dress designer-luisa-beccaria Just based on the style

Just based on the style of it I would guess that it is early in Marc Bohan's era but regardless of under whose directorship it falls it is a beautiful and early example of the work being produced by Christian Dior in this time period

The top is a synthetic organza that has a huge

but you're cinched in inside

and the label made its last change to became Madame Gres

Exuberant Spring 1988 Christian Lacroix Luxe Demi-Couture Runway & Documented Strapless Floral Mini Dress designer-luisa-beccaria Just based on the styleThe near twin of this dress with a separate lace underlay styled underneath it walked the runway for the Spring 1988 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Christian Lacroix The dress and print are very well documented. Its near twin was shot for Vogue that season and a similar dress is held in the V&A permanent collection. Lacroix's Luxe label was only produced the very first couple of seasons after launching his label. It was a very