Spring 1990 Oscar De La Renta Deep Sapphire Blue Silk Chiffon Strapless Dress designer-claude-montana It closes at the back

It closes at the back with a fine painted metal zipper

100% wool and slips on to wear

Credit for that goes to the slip dresses that were the collection's foundation (in both senses) as well as the simple tone-on-tone embellishments the designers chose

Where a Mexican pin tuck and lace dress is entirely made by hand these versions by Victor Costa are obviously a machine made interpretation

It is completely pleated through the front and back almost creating a modern breastplate/corset effect

Spring 1990 Oscar De La Renta Deep Sapphire Blue Silk Chiffon Strapless Dress designer-claude-montana It closes at the backI have had the twin of this before and I was very pleased to have found a second. This dress beautifully showcases the genius of Oscar de la Renta and the work that he was doing in this time period. The attention to detail alone is fabulous. The dress has a beautiful elegance to it and is quite striking. This sense of refinement is a constant in Oscar's work and I particularly love the earlier examples of it. You can see how many of the elements in