Peach wool jacket and skirt with matching scarf by Marc Bohan for Dior

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Peach wool jacket (.1) and skirt (.2) with matching scarf (.3) by Marc Bohan for Dior. The jacket (.1) is made from pale peach wool with an all over printed design of darker peach speckles. It has a straight cut body with a wide notched collar and straight full-length sleeves. It closes at the center front with three (3) peach round plastic buttons. There are three (3) self-fabric patch pockets, one at the proper left breast and one at each front side waist. The sleeves have folded cuffs that are tacked in place. The jacket is fully lined in pale peach silk. A cream fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "MADE IN FRANCE / AUTOMNE-HIVER 1974 / Christian Dior / PARIS". There is an additional fabric label sewn below it with typed black text that is faded and illegible. The skirt (.

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