Valentino Spring 2008 Polka Dot Green Dress z-archive-1920s Montana often took the lines

Montana often took the lines of 40s pieces and made them his own

The edges of the caftan are all finished in a red piping that matches the color of the print

That top layer has that same ruffled edge finish as the bodice dies and is gathered up into little lifts all the way around the skirt

The print that covers the kimono is hand screened and painted with hauntingly beautiful butterflies that flit across the surface of the silk

Valentino Spring 2008 Polka Dot Green Dress z-archive-1920s Montana often took the linesThe Shrimpton Couture Archives Reference Photos Video: (1 3) Spring 2008 Valentino, Look 78. Model Inguna Butane. (4) Madame Figaro France, March 2008.