During interviews that season, Tomas Maier was quoted as saying 'clothes are a means of expression, not an end in themselves' ... he had in his sites 'a woman who, like to look like a woman, curvaceous, individualistic and beautifully grown up.' The Vogue review stated that "it was there from the start today, in the quiet, but impactful glamour that picked up on a vaguely 40 silhouette, via a built out shoulder, folded into cap sleeve, the drew attention to a narrow, sometimes corseted toward torso, which then flared outward to the skirt.… Overall the achievement was that bottega's ultra looks ready to wear is seemingly less and less like a background for its founding leather goods." The twin of the dress was worn on the runway as Look 38 and we've included reference photos and video so you can see how fantastic this is once on the body and moving. It is a spectacular example of his work.

This is one of those lovely little dresses that is unusual enough in its cut that it will stand the test of time because you're not quite sure what era it might be from. It is made out of silk fabric in a more neutral linen feeling colour that is then heavily shot through with gold metallic thread. This gives it a subtle glimmer and glint but the neutral undertone keeps it a more shimmery colour. The colour is even better in person than how it photoed. It is suspended from the shoulder from two little straps and then is gathered over the bust in a series of vertical pleats. Inside the bodice there is a full built-in cupped corset to hold the dress in place and keep it secure on the body. The pleats that sit over the bust open up into a short mini skirt that is cut to flare out with some volume. At the hem it curves under to create that puffed effect that you see. The volume that this creates and the short length of the dress really exaggerates the length leg of your legs underneath. The sides open up slightly to feel more generous as it wraps around to the back. At the back there is a half bow that runs across the full length of the upper back. Below that you have a looped panel of fabric that falls to the hem and this also adds to the volume the dress has at the back. It is just a fantastic little dress and an important piece of Veneta history. Excellent condition 

Fully lined in an ivory silk with a full built in wired cupped corset inside. It closes at the side with a series of hooks to the waist and then Tagged a 42

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam wit and A-B cup
Inner waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to inner corset waist
Total Length: " from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4522

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2007 Bottega Veneta, Look 38. Model Lindsay Ellingson.

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Tomas told Vogue that for this season he 'just switched off the TV news and thought about designing appetizing clothes to make women feel pretty and attractive.'.... the result was what Vogue called possibly his most resolved and beautiful collection yet—gently done, yet spiked with a new undercurrent of eroticism. This dress was one of the final grouping of pleated looks that Vogue need specifically on; 'And then came a sequence of pleated goddess dresses, catching the air as the girls swept past. They were superb.' and indeed they were. Of the five it was the twin of this one along with Look 33 that were chosen for the ad campaign that year and you can see why. It is extraordinarily beautiful. These sold out world wide and were wait;isted for their very limited production numbers. This one still has its original tags and it is absolutely 'superb'.

This dress is beyond beautiful. The dress is made out of a very high quality silk and the entire thing has been meticulously knife pleated. The bodice has a deep V at the front with side panels that curve up and over the sides of those panels. At the back wide pleated panels cross over each other to leave a touch of a subtle keyhole near the back of the back and the way all the panels are set leaves the side of the shoulders exposed. I love how setting the panels in this way creates such beautiful visual interest with the pleat work.The bodice panels go down and into a wide band at the waist where the pleats have been carefully tacked into place vertically. Inside this band is an inner hooked waist corset that hold everything perfectly in place and cinches you in. It goes up at the front with built in silk cups. It is just beautifully made. There is a small panel of silk that sits just under the bust that wraps all the way around to the back and ties for a pretty and romantic touch. Below that band the pleated skirt flares out and falls to the floor in miles of silk. It has the most incredible movement and you can see in the runway reference photos and video just how much movement this creates as you walk. Vogue called this a goddess dress and that is exactly what it feels and looks like once on. It is an incredible piece. Excellent condition with a small note below.

The dress has a built in corset through the bodice that hooks to close at the waist and then the dress closes under that with a series of hidden set snaps. The skirt is unlined. The corset has some stretch. The pleats have softened a touch as the skirt nears the hem. The dress has its original tags and is in its original uncut supermodel length. It looks to have never been worn. Tagged modern 40

Bust: 13-17" flat across from side seam to side seam with an A-Small B cup
Under bust: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11-12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 16" from top of bodice to bottom seam
Total length: 67" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4519

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Fall 2009 Bottega Veneta, Look 31. Model Sigrid Agren.  /  (4) Fall 2009 Bottega Veneta Ad Campaign.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.