Emilio Pucci is one of my favorite designers and every single dress is a work of art. His colors and prints are mixed with a masterful hand and when you get a good piece of Pucci, it is a piece that you can wear for a lifetime. This ones gorgeous. The print on it is floral pattern that is quite bold. The dress is made out of his signature lightweight silk jersey, a fabric that he preferred because of the way it moved and took color. It is screened with a custom print that combines big bright coral tinted red flowers with softer pink leaves. The print has been detailed with black around the edges and the base colour of the dress is an inky black. The pattern runs over the entire dress and gives it a tremendous pop if colour. At the front the neckline is done with two wide cut triangles of fabric that go up and around the neck to hook at the back. This leaves most of the back completely bare. The waist is defined with a broad band of silk jersey that has the same pattern but is set horizontally within stripes of colour. Under that the skirt flows to the floor gently widening out as it nears the hem. A second band of the print circles all the way around the hem. The entire dress weighs ounces and is just wonderful. Depending on your height this will fall to between  midi to full length. Excellent condition with one note below.

Unlined and closes with a back painted metal zipper. The fabric is a silk jersey and does have some stretch. Hand finished. Tagged a vintage Pucci 8 and is very tiny. For some reason the zipper is set into the dress backwards. The zipper pull is on the inside of the dress. I have reduced the dress to accommodate the cost of switching it back if that bothers you. An odd little quirk only found in vintage. 

Bust: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 13" from neck to top of band at waist and the band is 3.5"  
Skirt: 35" from bottom of band at the waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD3671

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This is from my same client whose aunt purchased from Ady Couture who I explained in depth in this listing while she was living in Switzerland during the eighties and into the nineties. Prior to that, during the late sixties and seventies her aunt lived in both France and Brussels where she purchased pieces from Louis Mies. Mies was a small independent couturier who did custom work for his clients to couture standards. I have not been able to confirm that he had permission from the houses to replicate their Haute Couture pieces for his clients like Ady did but this dress certainly takes its inspiration from the couture collections. After some research I think this is inspired  by the Fall 1970 Givenchy collection. In that collection he used riffles at the neck and hem quite extensively and also used this same silhouette. Given her overall wardrobe and love of couture and having things copied I am quite sire that this is from that collection. It is stunning and one of my favourite personal pieces form her estate so far. 

This is such a gorgeous dress and it is beautifully made. All of the finished are by hand and it has all those lovely details that you expect in a couture level garment. It is made out of a black silk taffeta and this fabric choice helps it to hold its intended shape. On the main body of the dress the silk has been finished with hand embroidered flowers. Some are a pink with green leaves and then others are a turquoise blue with green. These add a pretty bit of bright fresh colour to the dress and give it such a lovely and romantic feel. The bodice is more fitted and the neckline is set wide across the shoulders. Circling the neckline is a ruffled collar. Two layers of silk have been used and each is sewn into place down its centre so that you get the effect of four layers. They have been sharply knife pleated to add even more texture. These frame the upper shoulders and if you are very slim cut through the shoulders I think you might be able to wear them off the shoulder too. From there the waist nips in and then the skirt flows to the floor and widens out quite a bit as it nears the hem. The bottom of the dress is finished with the same ruffle technique as the collar but there they are set so fold over each other as opposed to open up like they do at the neckline. Inside the skirt is a full built in under-skirt and I love that it has been done in a bright vivid pink silk taffeta. It is like a little hidden secret burst of colour that you will only get a glimpse of when you move or sit. That inner skirt is also finished with a layer of the black silk ruffles and it set slight below the top skirt in length. So the final effect is three layers of ruffles at the hem. Its wonderful and there are even pockets hidden on each hip. The interior is made to couture standards with all the inner seams finished by hand. I have included some shots of the inner seams for you to see. It is extraordinary and the kind of quality and beauty that you will only find with vintage. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

Fully interlined in a black silk crepe chiffon though the bodice and skirt. Built in pink silk taffeta inner skirt. It closes with a back fine metal zipper and has a waist stay that hooks to close. Pockets on each hip. The inside is all hand done and it is finished to couture standards. 

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 42" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD3672

Reference Photo: Fall 1970 Givenchy.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

I have several interesting pieces coming that are from a client whose aunt had most of her clothes made. This dress was made by Ady Couture and the story behind this label is fascinating. Ady Couture was based out of Lausanne Switzerland. She would buy couture fabrics from the couture houses along with the patterns and with permission make copies of the piece presented in the Haute Couture collections. When she was younger, and lived in Amsterdam, Ady would attend the private viewing and purchase directly from the couture houses. My client believes that her arrangement with the ateliers was a way to work around customs that prompted Ady to negotiate this arrangement with the ateliers. In my hunt for more information I have been able to verify that they made this permissible copies of the work of Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Givenchy and Ungaro. There may have been others but this are the four houses I am confident on. This particular dress is most likely a Givenchy copy from the Fall 1987  Couture collection where Givenchy did a tribute to artist Christian Berard. The entire collection revolved around his work and one of the key elements for the collection was the printing of his work onto the textiles. The bow ribbon print was a primary element used. I have included a reference of a dress from that collection with a similar print. This dress does not have a label but is from the time period that she lived in Switzerland. There is a small possibly it is an actual Givenchy because she was also buying from some more well know labels at the time. It is priced as an Ady piece and the context that it would have with that label. The dress is completely made by hand to Haute Couture standards and it is an incredible piece.

This is a dress that when you see it on the hanger is really doesn't look like much but the second it hit the dress form it came to life. I can only imagine how amazing it will be once on an actual body. It is made out of a rich liquid silk satin that drapes and falls over the body beautifully. The bodice is fitted and it nips in at the waist. The skirt below that falls in a sleek column that wraps around you and overlaps itself at the front. This allows it to open slightly when you walk so you get a bit of leg showing. Attached around the waist is a draped panel of fabric that hooks into place along one hip and then you tie the long extended ties into place. I have tied it into a bow so that there is more volume there. I also shot one photo where it is just looped so that the ties hang long down the side. This gives the illusion of a more voluminous skirt then there actually is and also gives the dress a nod back the forties in feel. At the back it buttons into place with a series of glossy black buttons and the back dips into a low V for a little expanse of skin to show above that. The silk is a true black that has that amazing Berard inspired bow and ribbon print in a vibrant pink screened over it. It is gorgeous. Inside it is completely finished to couture standards with every seam hand finished. I have taken some detail shots for you to see the fine workmanship inside. It is an incredible piece and just beautifully made. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition 

Fully lined in a black silk crepe through the skirt and a silk crepe chiffon through the bodice. It closes with a low set zipper at the back and buttons to close above that. The hip swag wraps around you and hooks into lace with four hook & eye. Hand finished throughout. It appears to have been for very little if at all. Made to Haute Couture standards with a tremendous amount of detail put into its construction.

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 41" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD3673

Reference Photo: Fall 1987 Givenchy.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.