2010s Valentino Strapless Stretch Silk Crepe Dress w Gathered Bodice & Side Detailed Skirt designer-narciso-rodriguez Please see the shot after

Please see the shot after the label shot

The skirt is amazing - it is fitted to about 4 inches under the waist and then the skirt cascades to the ground in a sweep of closely set knife pleats

The dress is extraordinarily beautiful

The museum staff added structural support under each arm in the interior (photoed)

It buttons at the back of the neck and each cuff has a hidden set zipper

2010s Valentino Strapless Stretch Silk Crepe Dress w Gathered Bodice & Side Detailed Skirt designer-narciso-rodriguez Please see the shot afterThis is a stunning Valentino that is from the time period of Valentino when it was being co designed by both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli. They had stepped into Mr Valentino's shoes and were breathing new life into the brand. I love that they still adhered to the label's heritage in keeping with using the classic Valentino red colour. The dress is made from a light stretch silk crepe chiffon in the signature shade of red that Valentino