Fall 2006 Nina Ricci by Lars Nilsson Look 34 Black Net Column Dress w Densely Beaded Detailing designer-missoni Reference Photos: (1-3) Viviane Orth

Reference Photos: (1-3) Viviane Orth for Alexander McQueen Spring 2008 Runway Collection

I have photoed a ton of ways I thought of and I bet there are more possibilities

At first glance you think it is a strapless dress but there is a lovely

Reference Photos: (1) F/W 1957 James Galanos Dress in The Met Collection

fabric covered buttons that are set on the bodice only

Fall 2006 Nina Ricci by Lars Nilsson Look 34 Black Net Column Dress w Densely Beaded Detailing designer-missoni Reference Photos: (1-3) Viviane OrthThe Nina Ricci brand was founded in 1932, at 20 Rue de Capucines in Paris and quickly became one of the top couture ateliers in the world. This dress is from the main Nina Ricci line and it is made to level that I would consider to be demi couture. It dates to the Fall 2006 collection and its twin walked the runway on model Jeisa Chiminazzo. Designer Lars Nilsson was the head of the atelier at the time and he had been there since 2003. His take over