• This is a phenomenal set whose twib walked the runway for the Spring 1989 Nina Ricci show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gerard Pipart.
• The stress is interesting because it has the main label normal tags, but inside it is almost completely made by hand and finished to a demi-couture level. We often see this with pieces that were special ordered and made in the Paris atelier but where the client did not get fitted at the Couture atelier.
• Both pieces are made out of a feather light silk chiffon. This fabric choice holds the colours beautifully. 
• The neckline has elastic all around its edge and this is what allows you to wear it up on one shoulder and then it just falls into place around you. Because it does have that has elastic all the way around you, it is extremely easy to fit since the bodice underneath is full and easy.
• It is gathered across the top of that one shoulder and then the sleeve extends out from there. The sleeve is extremely full and easy with a gorgeous balloon cut. More elastic sits at the cuff which lets it hug the wrist while the silk balloons out over it.
• The bodice is draped and easy over you and skims down to an elastic finished waist that makes fitting it very flexible. If you wanted more shape you could easily add a belt.
• The silk skirt is set into a banded waist and then falls in a series of cleats under that. Please are set in all along the waist band and then open up from there to the hem. The opening and softness of the pleats as they run down the length of the skirt is what gives the skirt its incredible volume.
• There is so much silk in the skirt and the pictures don't truly portrayed the amount of movement that it has when you move. If you were to lay this out and open the skirt it is more than a full circle around. That volume combined with the lightness of the fabric gives you incredible movement when you move.
• The sides of the skirt hangs slightly longer for added movement.
• This is an absolutely stunning example of his for the label work during this time period and this particular cut for the warmer months. 
• I also love the added ad versatility of it being two pieces so that you can mix and match either with things you already own.
• Both pieces are unlined. The top has a slight bit of transparency to it because it's only a single layer of silk chiffon. The top slipped over the head and the elastic adjusts to the wearer. The skirt. closes with a side set zipper and hook & eye on the waistband. It appears that the hooks on the waist have been moved over by one inch at some point. If you needed an extra inch at the waist you could move them back. There is perhaps the slightest bit of fading on the waistband. It is extremely minor and just mentioned for accuracy.
• Both pieces are tagged Ricci 42
• Excellent condition with the minor note above

Top
Sleeve: 23" and it is full and easy through the upper arm
Bust: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam and will just drape into place on a smaller frame.
Elastic waist: 14-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approximately 18" from top of the shoulder to the waist and it extends another 7" past the waist. The fabric of the top is meant to blouse over the waist so you can wear it wherever you want.

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and see note above.
Hips: open
Total length: 42" from waist to the longest part of the hem 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5614

Reference Photo: Spring 1989 Nina Ricci.

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• The twin of the dress was Look 34 for the Resort 2016 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Peter Copping.
• This was his third collection for the label if you count the bridal collection.
• In the Vogue review they noted that Copping stated: "I wanted to embrace color, pattern, and the house's general joie de vivre." And as promised, the clothes were bright, generous with embroideries, and blooming with flowers and ruffles.' They went on to rave about the evening pieces saying that "they captured De la Renta's flair for drama but retained a youthful, playful spirit."
• This was the second last look of the show and for me, it was one of the strongest. It is an incredibly beautiful dress and a highlight from Copping's time at the label.
• The colours in person are far more striking than how they photoed. There is a richness and depth to them that wasn't quite captured on the camera.
• The top is strapless and made out of a deep pink silk. It is caught to hug the body and has one of his signature built-in boned and wire cupped corsets inside. I love how the cups at the front have an extra panel of the pink silk set over them. This adds a bit of an old Hollywood feel to the top of the dress.
• At the back it curves beautifully around you and the waist is cinched for shape.
• The skirt skims over the hips below that and then falls to the floor in a fairly straight column of a spectacular deep green silk.
• Running down the front on each side is a trailing floral and vine pattern. The vines are made from a thick raffia cord in a deep blue that has been embroidered onto the silk. The flowers are elaborately done and made from deep blue sequins and beads in various shapes and sizes. They are set so that they set up and off of the skirt for the gorgeous 3D effect.
• There is a high slit that runs up the back of the skirt to allow you to walk comfortably and show a flash of leg.
• The dress has its original hang tag in place, in its original uncut length and was never worn. It is phenomenal.
• The dress is lined through the bodice in a matching pink silk and has a built-in corset that is boned and cupped. The skirt is lined in a matching green silk. It closes with a hidden set zipper at the back and the inner corset closes with its own zipper.  An inner waist stay hooks to close. Ribbon edge finished inner hem.
• Tagged an ODLR 8.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 16.5-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 56.5" from top of bodice to hem with just over 1.5" turned under the hem
Back slit: 26" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5613

Reference Photo: Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta, Look 34.

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• The fabric on the dress dates it to the 1972 collection. He did use some fabrics similar in 1971 as well so it is in that range.
• It was made under the creative direction of Jules-Francois Crahay.
• Crahay headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964-1984 and he has been noted as one of fashion’s 'great colorists with his colorful patterns making his 1970s Lanvin designs hugely desirable and influential.'
• His time at the Lanvin label is one of my personal favourites for the house. I especially love the his work during the period through the late sixties and into the early 1970s.
• He was a genius at print and colour and he pushed the envelope in terms of using cutting edge fabrics available during this time period. This Lanvin dress is gorgeous and is from the main label.
• The dress has a gorgeous colour and print combination and it is made from mixing two fabrics and both hold colour exceptionally well so the colours are still crisp bright and true.
• The top portion of the dress is an easy silk jersey and then the skirt is one of his signature waffle weave cottons.
• The sleeves are long and simple. The neckline is scooped with a slightly wide cut. The top skims over you and the back goes down in a scoop to leave a bare expanse of skin showing.
• The waist is seamed and I love how the skirt is set into the waist in soft gathers so that it puffs out slightly around the waist. It also has a bit of a wrap effect where one side is open down the full length, but it is fully wrapped underneath so that you are completely covered.
• From there the skirt falls to the floor and it widens as it nears the hem.
• The fabric change on the skirt gives it a touch of weight so that it holds the shape well. The pattern is the same on both fabrics and yet they look slightly different because of the change in texture. It is brilliant.
• This full on pattern from head to toe makes the dress instantly recognizable as a piece of his work.
• The bodice is unlined and the skirt is fully lined in a white silky rayon. It closes with a back zipper. I see what looks like remnants of a lining here and there along the seams of the top. I see a small mark at the front. Please see the photo after the label shot. Hand finishes. The fabric of the top has some stretch and I have put the comfortable range below.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition with the note above

Sleeves: 25" and they are up to 11" around the upper arm
Slightly inset shoulders: to 14"
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: 12-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at top of hip: 13"
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 19" from top of shoulder to seam at the top of the hip
Total length: 57" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5612

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