Spring 2000 Valentino Strapless Red Silk Crepe Dress Re-issue of the 1965 Couture Original Silks & Chiffons Closes with the front braided

Closes with the front braided button

Item# DD1795

Item# DD1882

Each vertical and curved band of the bandage like fabric is attached to the one beside it with a criss cross cording that once on allows for a peek of skin

Over that the skirt overlay is a black silk chiffon that has camellias and ribbon appliqued onto it for added detail

Spring 2000 Valentino Strapless Red Silk Crepe Dress Re-issue of the 1965 Couture Original Silks & Chiffons Closes with the front braidedThis is such an interesting dress because it is a re issue of the original and iconic 1965 dress that is so well documented and associated with the Valentino label. The original debuted in the Spring 1965 Haute Couture collection and it is remarkable how forward feeling that design was for its time. It has grazed the cover of the Valentino book, was worn by Linda Evangelista in an editorial that looked back at the label in 1992. It was originally seen