1999 Valentino Runway Dusky Pink Slip Dress with Embellished Straps zandra_rhodes_suit Buttons are faux mother-of-pearl printed

Buttons are faux mother-of-pearl printed in black

This French couture dress was designed in the late 1960s and is tailored from a watercolour rainbow printed silk chiffon using a batik technique

The accompanying scarf is a double thickness triangular shape with a row of hand tied purple tassels down one side

The inside of the dress has a boned lining crafted from a thick

the swing or swagger coat’s iconic silhouette was generously cut and its playful

1999 Valentino Runway Dusky Pink Slip Dress with Embellished Straps zandra_rhodes_suit Buttons are faux mother-of-pearl printedThis archival Valentino dress walked the runway on supermodel Esther Caadas for the House's Fall 1999 collection. Tailored from pink silk satin which shines a warm grey or dusky pink depending on the light. It is cut to a simple slip dress silhouette with a column shaped front and sensuous low back. There is a low V cut at the bust. This dress is wonderfully made as youd expect of Valentino from this period and is carefully lined with candy pink satin