Early 1990s Donna Karan Cocktail Dress designer-la-mendola Waist: 12" from side seam

Waist: 12" from side seam to side seam

It weighs virtually nothing and is quite beautiful One end is unfinished and there are some small areas of thinning to the fabric that has created small breaks - it is so fine and light that this is almost inevitable

this black silk version is the epitome of chic

If you are a regular it may look familiar - I actually have sold this dress before but the woman who bought it wore it to an event for an hour and will not wear it again so I talked her into letting it go to another lucky girl

there is a melancholic undertone: faded flowers are trapped in chiffon and lace

Early 1990s Donna Karan Cocktail Dress designer-la-mendola Waist: 12" from side seamThis is a great example of Donna Karan's earlier work and an extremely chic and wearable cocktail dress too! Made of a silk mixed and lined in silk I love the crinkled 3D texture she has created with the unusual exterior fabric choice. This is from her main earlier line and I suspect it is late eighties or early 90s it has a ILGWU tag inside the skirt. The cut is fantastic and she has nipped in the waist and the skirt is actually cut on the curve