Well Documented Spring 1988 Valentino Haute Couture Silk Dress w Sweeping Dotted Train & Flower designer-george-halley The very nature of panne

The very nature of panne velvet is part of what gives this dress its opulent feel

Reference Photo: Samantha Angelo on Day 8 of Paris Fashion Week A/W16 (photo by @robertector)

The front it cut flat and slim but beginning at the side cording the dress opens and flares out with soft pleats worked in very subtly to give that volume

This is a gorgeous little opaque silk crepe Prada top that is in perfect

The twin of this dress was used for the 1991 ad campaign shot by Arthur Elgort that featured the stunning Yasmin Le Bon

Well Documented Spring 1988 Valentino Haute Couture Silk Dress w Sweeping Dotted Train & Flower designer-george-halley The very nature of panneThis dress comes directly from the original couture client and is an exceptional example of Valentino's Haute Couture work that he was doing during the 1980s. Finding pieces from this time period is a rarity and I am very pleased to have this beautiful dress in the shop. I am also pleased to have found several documentations of the dress from that season. The dress is featured in the book "A Grand Italian Epic: Valentino Garavani" by Taschen, which is