• The twin of this dress was presented for Look 10 for the Spring 2012 Pucci collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Peter Dundas. 
• Besides being featured on the runway, it has substantial documentation from that season. It was used in the ad campaign, was worn on red carpets and shot for editorials that season. It was a dress that was wait-listed and sold out.
• I love that all the various reference photos and videos give you an amazing idea of how gorgeous this is on the body.
• The dress is made out of a gorgeous fabric that is a mix of a fine black mesh for the base and then it has the classic Pucci jersey fused on top of the mesh netting to form the pattern that you see covering the dress. Having the pattern portion of the fabric applied on top of the netting gives it a little bit of added texture. There are touches of transparency through the various parts of the design. The dress is lined with both a nude and black stretch silk so that it is opaque enough to wear but there is still the illusion of being more bare between the jersey parts than you actually are. 
• The sleeves are not lined in the extra layer of nude silk and I love how this let you see a flash of skin behind the black mesh.
• The fabric has a touch of stretch and this makes it extremely comfortable to wear and be fitted to the body.
• The back is phenomenal. It hooks at the back of the neck and then there is a deeply plunging and open back that leaves a large expanse of skin bare and exposed.
• The front neck is scooped and sits higher up across the neck. The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are long. 
• It skims over the bust and waist with simple darts adding shape around the bust area. From there it curves back out over the hips and falls to the floor.
• The bottom flares out quite a bit so you have some movement around you when you move. You can see that on the runway video. The back is cut slightly longer than the front so you get a pretty sweeping feel behind you.
• The back is fully open and the scoop is deep. I love the shock of that bare skin when you turn around. How low it sits is really dependent on your height and length of your torso. I have provided the measurement from the neck to the base of the scoop below for you.
• This is a gorgeous example of Peter's time at the label.
• The dress is fully lined in two layers of silk chiffon. A black layer sits directly under the outer layer and then there is a nude layer against the skin. It slips on to wear with hook and eye at the back of the neck, otherwise it has no closures. The jersey has some stretch and I have put the comfortable range of measurements below. Its easy fit and stretch should allow it to fit a range of sizes. It is in its original uncut length. It appears to have been worn very little, if at all.
• Tagged a more modern Pucci IT40, FR36, US6, UK8
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 26" and they are 10-11" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14-15"
Bust: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem and the back extends 7" past that.
Back scoop: approximately 19.5" from shoulder to the base of the scoop

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5431

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2012 Emilio Pucci, Look 10. Model Izabel Goulart.  /  (5-6) Designs by Emilio Pucci during the celebration of Emilio Pucci New Boutique launch at Saks Fifth Avenue on November 1, 2011 in New York City.  /  (7) Spring 2012 Emilio Pucci Ad.  /  (8) Michelle Dockery for the Los Angeles Times Magazine, January 2012.  /  (9) Poppy Delevingne in Pucci for Telva Magazine, July 2012.  /  (10) Tali Lennox for Madame Figaro, 2012.

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• A shorter cut version of this dress walked the runway for Spring 2004 Cavalli collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
• The silk used on the dress is extraordinary and is all cut on the bias. It has a slight texture to it and the pattern that runs over the dress has the feel of being hand painted.
• To achieve this effect the design would have been created specifically for the dress how it lays over the dress pre-planned before the silk was cut. 
• Following the pattern are fused lines made out of a gold metallic glitter for an extra touch of glitz. 
• The dress is suspended from tiny silk straps that curve up and over the shoulders to attached in at the back. Little triangle sit over the bust and they are set in with seams that angle down towards the sides. It skims over your waist and hips, and then the lower skirt falls in different lengths to hem.
• The skirt is made up of panels that are attached into the dress on different angles. This gives it incredible fullness and allows it to open up around you when you move. It is cut longer at the back so you get this pretty sweeping line around you and this adds to the movement that it has.
• The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear. The bias cut of the silk allows it to drape around you once on. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a Roberto Cavalli vintage small.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 41" from top of shoulder to shortest part of the front hem, 62" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5430

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2004 Roberto Cavalli, Look 23. Model Elise Crombez.  /  (5) Natalia Vodianova by Glen Luchford for Harper’s Bazaar, 2004.  /  (6) Scarlett Johansson for ELLE Magazine, 2004.  /  (7-8) Sienna Miller at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party, June 2004.

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• This Givenchy dress dates to the mid-late 1980s, maybe early 1990s
• It was made under the creative direction of Hubert de Givenchy.
• In 1952, Givenchy founded his namesake house on Rue Alfred de Vigny in Paris and quickly rose to fame as one of the grand couturiers. 16 years later for the 1968-69 season, he added a ready-to-wear line of clothing and accessories called 'Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique'. The line was initially sold in the United States exclusively through Bergdorf Goodman stores and was eventually available at other retailers as well. The line was high end and extremely well made. He launched this line to expand his customer base and it made to appeal specifically to his non-couture clients. This label continued until 1992.
• This dress has the Givenchy Boutique label without the Nouvelle added and as far as I am aware this label was usually reserved for special orders that were made in the atelier and then shipped to the client without any Paris fittings. 
• You can see that in the many hand finishes throughout the dress. This level of construction can be considered Demi Couture from this time period.
• The dress is made out of a beautiful silk brocade that has pink and copper flowers woven throughout the fabric. The pink and slightly coral parts of the flowers are done in a more matte thread and then the copper and gold parts are done with a metallic thread. As a result the flowers almost seem to glow off of the silk. It is an incredible vintage fabric.
• The top of the dress has a low squared off neckline at the front that is made from a black velvet. It curves up and over your shoulders and has the same squared off opening at the back.
• At the front it dips slightly at the centre and placed exactly in the middle of that dip is a large black bow of the same velvet that has stiffened netting inside to help hold its shape.
• The sleeves are gorgeous. Each shoulder is shaped into a high cap. To help support the bit of a rise above the shoulder there is a stiffen thicker grosgrain ribbon that is pleated and stitched into place along the edge of the inner shoulder to add support.
• The sleeves are cut so that they curve over your arm and narrow down slightly to a zippered wrist.
• The top is meant to be more fitted and create a more empire feel.
• The dress is shaped through the waist area with vertical darts to bring the fabric in and create the curve that you see.
• The skirt falls to the floor from there and it flares out quite dramatically by the time it reaches the hem. I love how the width of the lower skirt perfectly balances the shape through the upper bodice.
• It is spectacular and the cut and design are phenomenal. This is classic Givenchy for this time period.
• The dress is backed in the same velvet where it goes over your shoulders and then the bodice and rest of the dress are lined in a black silk chiffon. It closes with a back zipper and there is a zipper at the end of each cuff. Hand finishes throughout and very well made. 
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 16" around the upper arms
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 12" from top of shoulder to where the velvet ends under the bust
Total length: 57.5" from top of shoulder to front hem, 59" to the back hem with 2" turned under

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5429

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