Well Documented Spring 1988 Valentino Haute Couture Silk Dress w Sweeping Dotted Train & Flower designer-george-halley six inch long

six inch long

The body is cut long and lean with vertical seaming and a belt to nip in the waist

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

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

Well Documented Spring 1988 Valentino Haute Couture Silk Dress w Sweeping Dotted Train & Flower designer-george-halley six inch longThis 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