roberto cavalli
Very Rare Spring 2003 Roberto Cavalli Printed Silk & Net Boned Corset & Red Sequin Mini Skirt Set
- This is from Spring 2003 and its twin with a gold sequin version of the skirt was worn for Look 19.
- It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
- Christina Aguilera wore the gold sequin version for an editorial that same year.
- The corset is made out of a yellow printed silk chiffon that has been cut out and applied on a nude netting. So you have parts of it that have a touch of transparency.
- It has an inner bodysuit built-in that snaps to close and holds it in place. Inside it is fully boned and has wired cups. It laces to close at the back and this allows you to adjust the size.
- The skirt is meant to be worn more low slung on the hip so you see the skin between the corset and the skirt. You can also wear it higher if you don't wish to show that little bit of skin.
- The waistband is made out of a denim and then the rest of the skirt is finished in red sequins that are square in shape and set to overlap each other. The button that closes it at the front of the waistband has a little snake circling it and Roberto Cavalli embossed into it.
- This is an extremely rare set and highly collectible.
- The skirt has some of its paint worn off off of the sequins in areas and I am not sure if that is something that has happened over time or if it was a deliberate distressing. These were stored closely together at some point and part of the red has rubbed off onto the laces of the corset a bit and around the edge. Even with that small flaw it is absolutely amazing. The paint on the sequins seems to come off easily with water so it should not be worn if it is raining and they should be stored with something between them.
- The skirt zips and buttons to close and is lined in a red silk. The corset laces to close at the back and has a full built-in stretch lingerie corseted bodysuit inside that is boned.
- The corset is tagged a Cavalli vintage medium and skirt is a vintage Cavalli small.
- Excellent overall condition with the notes above
Note that I have measured the corset with the laces fully tightened. You could open the laces as much as you needed from there.
Corset
Bust: 14-16" flat across from end to end with the laces tightened to wear their it shown on the dress form. You can adjust upwards from there by loosening the laces as needed.
Waist: 12" flat across from end to end with the laces tightened to wear their it shown on the dress form. You can adjust upwards from there by loosening the laces as needed.
Bottom seam: 16.5" flat across from end to end with the laces tightened to wear their it shown on the dress form. You can adjust upwards from there by loosening the laces as needed.
Total length: 16" from top to bottom
Skirt
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 10.25" from waist to hem
Modern Sizing Equivalent:
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Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2003 Roberto Cavalli, Look 19. / (5) Christina Aguilera in Roberto Cavalli. Photographed by Mark Abrahams for Marie Claire, 2003.
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