1980s Oscar De La Renta Silk Ball Gown designer-guy-laroche early hand made piece from

early hand made piece from Nina Ricci that is strikingly beautiful and a testament to the hand work that was being produced in this time period

5" flat across from side seam to side seam with stretch

A play on thirties Bakelite the belt is a combination of leather and Bakelite looking plastic links

Very light

Fully lined through the bodice in a nude colored semi-sheer lingerie weight nylon

1980s Oscar De La Renta Silk Ball Gown designer-guy-laroche early hand made piece fromThis gown epitomizes the opulence and decadence of the eighties and is also an amazingly constructed piece! Oscar De La Renta pulled out the stops in the creation of this piece. Made of a self patterned silk brocade in three tones of jeweled colors in a beautiful combination of a deep raspberry, a royal purple and a luxe emerald green. The bodice that sits between and separates these three colors is completely an fully beaded and covered with gold