c.1977 Valentino Strapless Silk Chiffon Red Ruffle Full Length Dress designer-ceil-chapman It is made of a

It is made of a light cotton and has one of her amazing textile designs screened onto it

The top skims over he bust and has little gathers just under to emphasize

Fully lined in an ivory matte silk satin with no closures at the front at all

Hips: to 23" flat across the inside back from side seam to side seam

Another silk flower is placed at the waist and is attached to a ribbon of silk that circles around you and snaps into place underneath the flower

c.1977 Valentino Strapless Silk Chiffon Red Ruffle Full Length Dress designer-ceil-chapman It is made of aThis Valentino is very similar to the work he was doing for the 1977 season that was so beautifully captured by Deborah Turbeville for the Fall campaign. I have included several reference photos of the similar gowns from the Haute Couture season that year and you can see how this one would have evolved form those for the boutique line The dress is made from a feather light silk crepe chiffon in his signature shade of red. The fabric choice allows for