Important Fall 2009 John Galliano “Beautifully Iced Maidens” Beaded Net Pale Blue Grey Dress designer-mr-blackwell with its original extra buttons

with its original extra buttons still in place on both pieces and very well made

This allows for a broader range of sizes

Unlined and closes at the side with a metal and nylon zipper

There has been some disintegration  to some of the thread along the front pleating on the skirt and I see the occasion 'picking' or snag in fabric here and there

Important Fall 2009 John Galliano “Beautifully Iced Maidens” Beaded Net Pale Blue Grey Dress designer-mr-blackwell with its original extra buttonsThis is an extraordinary dress from an extraordinary show. The show was themed based on a heady combination of Russian and Balkan Fantasy. It was opulent and excessive and thoroughly Galliano in nature. John had done extensive research in the archives of the Benaki Museum and had delved into the eighteenth and nineteenth century folk dress and textile collection from the Balkan Ottoman empire. The models walked in a laser light filled tunnel that