Dramatic 1980s Nina Ricci Black 'Garda' Velvet Dress w Pleated Silk Taffeta Ruffled Shoulders designer-michaele-vollbracht The shoulders are rounded and

The shoulders are rounded and the cut loose

The pink lining of the jacket is a far brighter pink then the lining of the skirt

The ruffles are made form a tiny knife pleated band with two edgings of gathered silk at the end

This was lovingly and properly stored and still look fresh and is string and wearable even almost 100 years later

Dramatic 1980s Nina Ricci Black 'Garda' Velvet Dress w Pleated Silk Taffeta Ruffled Shoulders designer-michaele-vollbracht The shoulders are rounded andThis dress is from the Nina Ricci Haute Boutique demi couture label from the 1980s and it has that amazing eighties aesthetic to it. On the inner tag it has a space for the model style and this dress was called the 'Garda'. The Nina Ricci brand was founded in 1932, at 20 Rue de Capucines in Paris and quickly became one of the top couture ateliers in the world. In 1964, Grard Pipart succeeded Jules Franois Crahay, Nina Ricci's former designer