• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 39 of the Spring 2004 Oscar de la Renta collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta
• In the review of the show Vogue said in part; "It’s virtually impossible not to get swept up in Oscar de la Renta’s confident vision of the luxurious life. The designer played to all of his strengths for spring, showing more of the pretty dresses, chic suits, and slim coats that have made him a touchstone of relaxed, modern elegance....Judging from the cuts and colors of this collection, de la Renta has Palm Beach on his mind." and for the evening pieces it was noted that; "Turning up the volume for evening, de la Renta progressed from a long, cool pour of pink charmeuse, to a giddy yellow satin strapless dress covered in nosegays of silk flowers, to embroidered and embellished showstoppers guaranteed to make it a memorable night—red carpet or not."
• This dress is absolutely dreamy. It is made out of the perfect pale pink silk that has been finished with a combination of black embroidery and black bead work that covers the entire dress. 
• The dress is strapless and the neckline has a soft rounded shape to it. The silk is shaped over the bust to give shape and curves. Inside it there is a full built-in corset that is cupped and shaped for support structure. 
• All of the panels that make up the dress are set vertically and he has use these to create the shape that you see. As it skims over the bust the panel panels narrow to create the shape through the waist. I love that there is no horizontal line to break the eye or the pattern that covers the dress.
• The skirt is spectacular. Here you see the true genius of Oscar. The panels that start at the top of the bus and narrowed into create the shape of the waist now expand into incredibly wide panels all the way around you. Each is over 30" wide by the time it reaches the hem and there are eight of them in total. This gives the skirt incredible volume that shows best when you move.
• Built in underneath that outer skirt is a second layer of the same silk. That layer has a stiffened edging all the way around it's ham and also is finished with a black chiffon ruffle that peaks out from underneath the top skirt as you move.
• The volume and lightness of the silk allows the skirt to move around you beautifully when you walk or move. When this is on and you are walking the effect that this creates is absolutely gorgeous. You can easily see that in the runway reference video.
• The final perfect detail is the extensive black embroidery and beadwork that covers the dress and highlights its shape and curves. I love how it is done in a deliberate pattern that follows the curves of the bodice and narrows in at the waist, giving the illusion of an even tinier waist.
• Dangling jetted beads circle all around the top edge of the dress and beads are worked through the embroidered pattern on the bodice. More embroidery is applied to each panel so that it circles around the entire skirt. When you move you glimpses of just how beautiful the embroidery is. 
• This little extra and pretty detail adds that perfect finishing element of romance and femininity. This is Oscar at his very best and it is a tremendously beautiful dress.
• Fully lined in a pink silk with a full built-in cupped corset inside the bodice. The corset closes with its own zipper and then the dress closes over that with a back set zipper. An inner waist stay hooks to close. The dress appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage ODLR 12
• Excellent condition 

Bust: 19-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to inner waist stay
Total length: 55.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5722

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• This remarkable piece of Emilio Pucci dates to Spring 1968
• It was made under the creative direction of Emilio Pucci.
• It's near twin was famously shot on Marissa Berenson that year.
• By the 1960s and 1970s, Pucci was a world-wide phenomenon. Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren and even first lady Jackie Kennedy were huge fans. For all of the many attempts since to catapult the label back to the height of its glory, the days when Emilio himself oversaw the label and designed the prints will always be the most special to me.
• It is made out of one of his more rare and hard to find velour or velvet finished terrycloths. I love that pieces in this fabric could of course be worn as cover-ups over bathing suits, but you could also wear it on its own as well.
• Each of their dresses were made of a custom designed print. On this one a beautiful classic Pucci floral print runs over the entire dress. The print combines pinks, pale, tangerines, soft greys and pops of black. A smaller floral print sits inside the contrast in borders worked throughout the print.
• A zipper runs partway up the front. I love how this allows you to zip it as high or low as you wish. It ends just about the top of the thighs and is open from there to the hem allowing for a bare flash of leg to show.
• It will also open up completely, so you can wear it as an almost cape kind of peace as well.
• I love how the contrasting edging that is built into the print highlights the cut of the piece and adds very pretty lines on all sides of the cover-up.
  
• The shoulders are soft and the arm holes are slightly squared off. This allows for that contrasting band a print around the top of the bust to sit perfectly all the way around you.
• You can zip and hook the collar all the way up and around your neck and the piece comes with its original hood. The hood matches the rest of the cover-up and remarkably it is made so that it snaps into place along the inside of the collar so you can wear the piece with or without the hood.
• It is cut more loose and generous through the body as it skims over the bust, waist and hips. It flares out as it nears the hem and this is helped by a fold over pleat that attaches in near the armholes and expands out all the way to the hem. There is a ton of fabric in it so it has great movement when you move.
  
• These original Pucci coverups are getting harder to find and this one is an outstanding condition and is absolutely gorgeous. The fact that it is documented to its year is just added bonus.
• The piece is unlined with the more traditional terrycloth feeling side against the body. It closes with a front metal zipper. I do see some small discolouration here and there and there is some minor fading and grubbiness to the collar. I see some minor seam separation and a tiny repair where the arm hole fits into the bust at the front. I have taken several photos so please review the the ones after the label shot. This is not unusual for pieces from this period and in this fabric because they were worn and loved. I think it's still an outstanding condition. The printed part of the fabric is signed throughout. Hand finishes throughout. 
• Tagged a vintage Pucci 10
• Great condition
  

Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open
Total length: 56" from the neck at the seam under the 2" collar to hem. The front slit is 27" from the hem to the base of the zipper.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5721

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• A version with similar floral finishes walked the runway for the Spring 1982 Givenchy collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Hubert de Givenchy
• In 1952 Hubert de 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 Goodmans and was eventually made available at other retailers. The line was high end and extremely well made.
• This part of his brand was created specifically to appeal to his non-couture clients who wanted to be able to purchase a piece of the Givenchy dream.
• The label continued until 1992 when it was retired and re-branded as the Givenchy Couture label.
  
• The dress combines a brilliant pink silk skirt with a more fitted strapless bodice. The bodice on this one is so pretty. The base of it is a slightly off-white silk that has a white netting covering it. That is then covered with the prettiest little silk flowers in a range of soft pastel colours mixed with pops of pink and purple.
• The flowers cover the bodice all the way around from the front to the back. They have been laid out flat beside each other and only the centres are sewn down onto the fabric so that the petals sit off the fabric and move slightly with the smallest bit of air. 
• The skirt is full with the silk layer on the top and an inner silk chiffon layer underneath. The colour is a brilliant pink that perfectly picks up in the pink flowers in the bodice. It is set into the waist in soft folds so that it really has fullness and movement when you move.
• The dress comes with its original green silk covered belt that you wear with it for an added pop of colour. 
  
• The dress is fully lined in a ivory silk though the bodice and the skirt is lined in a pink silk. Light boning in the bodice. There is an inner waist stay and another under the bust and both hook to close. It closes with a metal side set zipper. There is a touch of grubbiness along the edges of the bodice around the arm areas and the flowers have softened over the years. There is some grubbiness and slight fading to the edge of the skirt hem and I see one tiny hole in the silk. The belt shows some fading and wear. Please see the photos after the label shot. Everything is minor overall and the dress presents beautifully.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Great condition

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5720

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