Important Spring 1997 Gianni Versace Well Documented Runway Dress w Heart Print by Jim Dine The 1980s The bodice of the dress

The bodice of the dress is purple silk chiffon that has a fine gold lurex thread worked through  it

This navy and silver dress is a wonderful and early example of Geoffrey Beene's work and to me completely sums up the Beene aesthetic - a simple

It is on a size 4ish mannequin but would also easily fit a 8-10 and even larger is you are not too full through the shoulders and bust

Inner bust: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam

I have photoed the areas and reduced the price accordingly

Important Spring 1997 Gianni Versace Well Documented Runway Dress w Heart Print by Jim Dine The 1980s The bodice of the dressI always love finding original Versace pieces from when Gianni was alive and headed the label. This is a fantastic piece by him whose twin walked the Spring 1997 runway for Look 30 on none other than the great Stella Tennant. A piece in this sane print was chosen for the ad campaign that year and the twin of this dress was a part of the 2001 Versace exhibit. This was the last spring Ready to Wear collection that Versace worked on before his death