CHRISTIAN DIOR NY TAFFETA DINNER DRESS, C. 1950

Black silk taffeta dinner dress, shirtwaist style bodice w/faceted black glass buttons CF placket, extended collar lapel, pleated skirt, CB skirt seam split to waist w/black taffeta underskirt (underskirt poss. replaced), patent leather belt & pleated silk hat, label “Christian Dior New York Original”, Dress B 40”, W 30”, L 43”, Underskirt W 30”, L 26”-28”, Belt W 30”-33”, Hat Circ 25”, Wd interior 8”, exterior 11” (let out at underarms & side seams w/ interior Wband altered, several tiny holes underarms & cuffs, several tiny-1” seam openings collar, cuffs, & sleeves, few tiny-small holes bodice, staining interior underarm, several flattened pleats, hat w/ light wear & discoloration, belt w/ heavy wear, creasing, & lining loss) Good