Numbered Spring 1984 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Runway Red Lined Dress w Open Bow Back designer-bob-mackie The waist nips in and

The waist nips in and then the skirt flows to the floor in a wide cascade of silk

Numbered Haute Couture

It has a area of fading on one hip that I have photoed and placed after the label photo for your review

to a giddy yellow satin strapless dress covered in nosegays of silk flowers

Strapless and hidden pockets on each hip

Numbered Spring 1984 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Runway Red Lined Dress w Open Bow Back designer-bob-mackie The waist nips in andThis is a stunning dress and shows the softer, more romantic side of Lanvin from this time period. This would have been designed by Jules Francois Crahay, who headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964 1984. In the book Lanvin by Rizzoli, that has a lovely forward from Alber Elbaz, it is noted that the Spring 1984 was Crahay's last RTW collection for the label before his retirement. Crahay's time at the Lanvin label is one of my personal favourite periods