Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice z-archive-1980s Note that it was too

Note that it was too small for my mannequin and it does of course zipper and close properly

Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seamHips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seamLength: 43" waist to hemInseam: 33

In the evening were large ribbons tied into bows or loosely draped

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It is cut shift like with a slight bit of shape to the waist

Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice z-archive-1980s Note that it was tooIn 1993 Oscar de la Renta took over as Creative Director at Balmain where he designed the Haute Couture collections until 2002. The house had been floundering at that point and he had a huge impact on the reviving the sales of the couture pieces, mainly by catering to private clients, much like Balmain had originally. It is extraordinary to think that Oscar never produced a Haute Couture line under his own label and these few short years at Balmain