1980s Valentino Dress & Jacket designer-ceil-chapman The twin of this stunning

The twin of this stunning blue crushed velvet maxi dress by Oscar de la Renta is held in the Goldstein Museum of Design (the last photo is their collection archive photo) and they have this dated as being from the 1960-1965 period

The neck line is the stand out detail on this one of course

I lowered my price quite a bit on this to accommodate for these small flaws and none of the breaks are so large as to detract or take away from this extraordinary textile and in my opinion the old and well done repairs only add to the immense beauty of this shawl

A simple scooped back and a low back give it a bit of added sexiness

1980s Valentino Dress & Jacket designer-ceil-chapman The twin of this stunningValentino can always be counted on for an lady like, refined silhouette and this set is just that and so much more. The seaming and the inside finished seams just shout quality and attention to detail. The dress is a simple shift with a defined waist line and that perfect elegant silhouette. Mr. Valentino always must add a touch of romantic femininity and this is done with that fabulous ruffle edge at the hem. Each is created by the insertion of