1970s Ivory Silk Chiffon & Silver Stavropoulos Petal Dress designer-valentino The top has no closures

The top has no closures and slips over the head

Perhaps a missing sequin here or there but because the are clear and spaces apart you would never notice

Along the sleeve ends and neckline is a trim done in dense rows of beads

silk print dress in a brilliant combination of colors on fine Thai silk

1970s Ivory Silk Chiffon & Silver Stavropoulos Petal Dress designer-valentino The top has no closuresThis wonderful Stavropoulos dress is an absolute extravagance of silk chiffon tiers. It is made from layers and layers of a beautiful ivory silk chiffon crepe all stitched onto an underlay of a silver lame fabric so you get just the glimpse of the metallic feel through the fabric layers. This combination of ruffled tiers and the glimpses of the silver give the dress a wonderful romantic but glamorous feel. Each layer of fabric is set so that it floats