1960s Silk Oscar de la Renta Dress designer-alfred-bosand The original metallic tie belt

The original metallic tie belt is included

This is an early Valli - he only started his company in March of 2005 so it is wonderful to find an early runway piece

Made of a grey silk tweed appearing fabric that has wonderful black braiding detailing

It would have been custom designed for the piece - note how it falls perfectly to highly the high collar lightens to more pink as it moves to down the torso and then the skirt is heavily printed

1960s Silk Oscar de la Renta Dress designer-alfred-bosand The original metallic tie beltSilk voile is one of my favorite fabrics it hold color exceptionally well and it is very light but still has a touch of structure to it so when it is used in layers like this you get a wonderful sense of volume without bulk or heaviness. The color palette on this is just exceptional. It is a confection of ruffles really! A ruffle circles the neck and each wide sleeve ends in one! The skirt is a marvel literally yards of silk in a huge circle with a