Hello, I thrifted this dress about 7 years ago from a Philadelphia thrift store. Years later, I was watching Doris Raymond's "The Way We Wore" and realized the dress depicted in that episode was similar to mine. The dress can be seen here around the 11:00 minute mark:https://youtu.be/97GZ0GuiRa4?si=potX18BfuxVYiKcu. The episode takes place in a town about an hour away from where I live, In New Hope. I looked up more information on the dress that was sold on "The Way We Wore" via Charles A. Whitaker Company auctions, as depicted within the show. When I compared that dress to the one I have, I found it was a match. Please see the listing for the 2012 auction here: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/13702654_unlabeled-christian-dior-party-dress-1957. It sold for $8,000 in 2012. I looked in Giroud and Van Dorssen's "Dior" as well and the dress was a match. I reached out to Doris Raymond of "The Way We Wore" and she suggested this was an example of prêt-à-porter, ready to wear sold or commissioned through a high end store. I was told by an online vintage forum that some of the seams have couture pickstitching such as the one along the zipper while others do not. Here is the dress again in the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/127959/ I am including pictures of the one in my possession. It is identical to the one sold in 2012, except it is red (not black), the rosette is missing, and there is only a sliver of a tag where the tag in the auction listing was. The inner corset has been removed, just as the one sold in the Whittacker auction. It is in good condition, some seams need mending and petticoat should be repaired. I have not attempted to clean or steam the dress. The dress is made from red silk taffeta, has an off the shoulder neckline with wired and pleated shoulder cape that tapers to V-neck. There are graduated pleats expanding from the center back seam, pinched below the hip and inset at front zipper to form panniers and bubble skirt, taffeta underskirt with wide horsehair bands.

Bust: 36, Waist: 26, Hips: Free, Shoulder to hem: 40 inches