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Divine Spring 2010 Oscar de la Renta Bridal Collection Strapless Ruffled Silk Organza, Silk Chiffon & Net Wedding Dress

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Divine Spring 2010 Oscar de la Renta Bridal Collection Strapless Ruffled Silk Organza, Silk Chiffon & Net Wedding Dress

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I Have A Question: Divine Spring 2010 Oscar de la Renta Bridal Collection Strapless Ruffled Silk Organza, Silk Chiffon & Net Wedding Dress


  • The dress is from the Spring 2010 wedding dress collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
  • The twin of the dress was used for the ad campaign that season.
  • The gown is made out of a pale ivory that combines silk organza and silk chiffon with a silk netting. The colour is very soft and flattering. The fabric itself is very light in weight and it is only the tremendous amount of fabric in the dress that adds any weight. The lightness of all of those layers allow it to move beautifully around you once on. 
  • The bodice is strapless with a slight curve over the bust. A pretty double layer ruffle made of silk chiffon starts at the very top and then layers of ruffles continue all the way down the entire dress. Inside the bodice there is a full built-in cupped, wired and lightly boned stretch corset to hold everything in place.
  • The layers run horizontally over the bust and waist in beautiful bands of silk chiffon that all overlap each other. The edges of each band are left raw so that it adds a touch of texture. It continues down and around the waist. By the top of the hip panels of silk organza that are caught wider start to be interest first in to the bands.
  • The ruffles of the skirt start all the way up at the top of the hip and they continue down horizontally all the way to the hem. As you get lower down the skirt, the bands become wider and they start to mix a silk chiffon with a silk organza. This widening of the ruffles coincides with the widening of the lower skirt.
  • I love how the volume increases as you go down the dress to give the lower skirts their massive volume and pretty romantic sweep.
  • For the very lowest ruffles there is a white netting done in ruffles underneath circling the very bottom hem. Inside there are wide, weighted hymns with stiffening and this is all a clever way to help. Hold the shape around you when you stand and move.
  • The back and sides extend out longer than the front so that the entire dress sweeps around and behind you beautifully.
  • As beautiful as it looks in the photos this is a dress that is even better in person once moving and on an actual body.
  • I love that they have made the little straps that you hang the dress on a hanger with out of a wite ribbon with the ODLR in a beautiful soft pale blue that instantly gives you a "something blue" already built into the dress.
  • There is a full built-in corset that zips with its own zipper and has a inner waist stay that hooks to close. The dress is lined in a silk under that and there is an inner skirt supporting the volume of the skirt. The inner layer of the skirt is finished with stiffening around its hem to help hold the shape and volume. It closes with a back hidden set zipper. I see a bit of grubbiness along the very edge of the inner hem here and there. I think that is just from hitting the floor as it was hung in the past. It is very minor but mentioned for accuracy.The colour is slightly more ivory in person.
  • Tagged and ODLR 8
  • Excellent condition

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice to inner waist
Total length: 54" from top of bodice to front hem in the back extends another 15" beyond that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5244

Reference Photos: Spring 2010 Oscar de la Renta Bridal. 

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Exquisite Spring 2016 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Runway Look 34 Black & White Lace Cut Out Dress

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Exquisite Spring 2016 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Runway Look 34 Black & White Lace Cut Out Dress

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Exquisite Spring 2016 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Runway Look 34 Black & White Lace Cut Out Dress

I Have A Question: Exquisite Spring 2016 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Runway Look 34 Black & White Lace Cut Out Dress


  • The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2016 runway for Look 34. 
  • It was made under the creative direction of Sarah Burton.
  • Vogue declared that it was the prettiest and most personal collection since she took over as the Creative Director at McQueen. Sarah declared that she wanted the collection to be "believable, touchable, soft.". Vogue's review noted that "The beautiful dresses speak for themselves. Everything about them in times when every camera phone has a zoom lens and can be examined in all their extraordinary detail, down to the finest stitches and the Couture level embroidery. 
  • This was one of the series of lace pieces in the show and I love the contrasting black-and-white lace used for the dress and how it is all set on a nude netting.
  • On the runway the front buttons were left open above and below a single closed button at the centre. A jewelled body harness was worn underneath and over the dress for added detail and it was styled over pants, showing how you are able to style this in many ways. 
  • The dress is set high around the neck with cut outs between the straps that wrap around the neck and the ones curving over each shoulder. The front lace inset is a deep white ivory and it closes with black silk covered buttons that are all functional. Black lace panels wrap around you to the back.
  • At the back you see the same combination of the white lace running down the centre of the dress and the black around the sides. Here there are deep open cut outs on either side of the white lace. There is another row of buttons there as well and these are also functional.
  • Leaving buttons opened or fully close changes the look of the dress substantially.
  • More buttons sit around the waist cut outs and you could in theory button them high and change how the dress sits. Leaving them open leaves the sides of your waist open and exposed.
  • The skirt is absolutely magnificent. It is made out of layers of black lace set in overlapping ruffles. At the front there are two layers of ruffles and then the dress is quite open under that down the full front. We included a photo of an all white version of the dress from the runway so you can clearly see what length the front will fall once on the body.
  • The skirt fall down from there on either side of you and curves around to the back. There are six layers of the ruffles and they are all set on a black lace backdrop. This gives the entire skirt a touch of transparency while at the same time the stacked ruffles play on that transparency. It is fantastically full by the bottom hem and you can see from the runway video how beautifully this moves. 
  • This is an extraordinarily rare dress from the Sarah Burton era and it is absolutely exquisite in every way 
  • The body of the dress is backed in a nude netting and the skirt is unlined. It buttons at both the front and back. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. If you wanted a more bare look you could wear boy shorts or a barer or more covered option underneath.
  • There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam with the buttons fully buttoned.
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam above the cut outs, 13-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam under the cut outs.
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam of the inner piece above where the tiers start. The skirt is full and open under that.
Bodice: 11" from top of the shoulder to the highest point at the side where the cut out begins, approx 16" to the the same under the cut out and 24" to the sea of the inner piece the hips were measured at.
Total length: 27" from top of the shoulder to the shortest point of the front hem, 62.5" to the longest point of the back hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5241

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2016 Alexander McQueen, Look 34. Model Wangy Xinyu. 

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Cruise 2003 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Black & Ivory Cashmere Knit Dress

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Cruise 2003 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Black & Ivory Cashmere Knit Dress

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  • This is a piece from the Cruise 2003 collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
  • The show that year took place at the Café Marly in Paris. For this show, Karl paid homage to the elegance of French waiters and their traditional black and white uniforms. All of the pieces that season were primarily black and white with grey tones. Once you realize the theme of the show, you can see the loose reference to a long apron tied over the dress.
  • I love Chanel cashmere pieces. There is nothing in the world like the cashmere that Chanel uses. It is just exceptionally high end and to have this dress made from it is fantastic.
  • The dress is in its original length and falls from the the neck in a long sheath that skims over the body. The dress ties behind the neck and the ties that hold it in place are exceptionally long. They trail down almost to the floor at the back, becoming a design detail themselves. I love how their ends change to black to pick up the change in colour on the body of the dress.
  • The front is scooped and the fabric is brought in slightly at the waist and then curves out and around the hips. It comes back in by the bottom of the dress and there is a slit up one side.
  • The back is scooped, low for a bare expanse of skin.
  • A little rectangle sits at the top of one hip with the Chanel name on it.
  • Unlined and slips on to wear with ties at the back of the neck. Made from 100% cashmere.
  • The dress has some stretch and I have given the comfortable range of measurements below while it is lying flat. It should fit a range of sizes and is an easy fit.
  • Tagged a vintage Chanel 40.
  • Excellent condition.
  • Bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Waist: 14.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Hips: 18-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Length: approx 60" from neck to hem with the length adjustable by how tight or loose you tie it behind the neck

    Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

    Item# DD5157

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    Cruise 2016 Yves Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane Couture Black Dress w Mesh & Crystal Front

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    Cruise 2016 Yves Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane Couture Black Dress w Mesh & Crystal Front

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    I Have A Question: Cruise 2016 Yves Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane Couture Black Dress w Mesh & Crystal Front


    • This is a very rare and unusual piece of YSL because it has the added information on the tags of that it is a piece of Couture.
    • At this time Hedi Slimane was the creative director and he had re-opened the Couture division at the YSL label. The couture line was not for the general public but was reserved for a select group of friends and clients, making it even more exclusive than traditional couture.
    • A couture collection was presented for Fall 2016 in Paris but it was not officially a part of the Couture schedule.
    • All of that sums up to make this dress one of the pieces that he most likely made as a custom-made piece for a client. Because YSL had not officially joined the Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Parisienne it would officially be considered to be demi-couture.
    • This is an extremely rare piece from his time at the label made even more special because it has all its original tags in place.
    • The dress is made from a fine black wool that has a touch of a texture to it.
    • It is sharply tailored and touches on the famous YSL tuxedo variations that Yves' did season to season. The shoulders are shaped with structure and the sleeves are long. Each ends with five hand covered buttons to close the end of the sleeves.
    • It skims over the bust, waist and hips and then falls to the floor widening out as it nears the hem.
    • The skirt has a very high slit at one side so that you get a flash of leg when you walk.
    • At the front there is a panel that has a mesh net inset that has little handset black beads in a mix of a jet black beads and a deep grey glass prong set rhinestones. When this is on you see that bit of skin showing through and the detailing lets it glint in the light.
    • Between that mesh covered front cut out and that extremely high slit at the side, it has a very sexy feel once on despite its covered and sculpted feel, making it perfectly representative of Hedi's best work.
    • It very well could be the only one in existence.
    • The dress is fully lined in a handset black silk and closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. Each sleeve buttons to close. Ribbon edged seams and hand finishing throughout. Some of the long seam Work appears to have been done by hand, which is allowed in modern Couture.
    • There is no size tag so please go by the measurements below.
    • Excellent condition and appears to have never been worn.

    Sleeves: 24" and are 11" around the upper arm
    Shoulders: 15.5"
    Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Hips: 18-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Bodice: 14" from the top of the shoulder to the waist
    Total length: 65" from top of shoulder to hem with just under 1.5" turned under the hem.

    Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

    Item# DD5142

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    Celine by Phoebe Philo Leather Motorcycle Jacket w Silver Hardware

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    Celine by Phoebe Philo Leather Motorcycle Jacket w Silver Hardware

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    • This is a fantastic little Celine leather motorcycle jacket
    • Made under the creative direction of Phoebe Philo
    • The jacket is made from a soft leather that is heavy enough to hold its distinct shape.
    • It has a small neat collar with padding and top stitching to create the distinctive motorcycle jacket features that you see.
    • It closes to the side with an angled large silver zipper and then snaps to close at the collar above that.
    • Zippered pockets are set on each side and there are four in total.
    • Big silver buckles wrapped around the sides of the waist allowing you to cinch it in or open it more.
    • The jacket is fully lined in a red quilted fabric
    • Tagged a Celine 34
    • There is some minor grubbiness to the inside edge of the lining and very minor creasing in the arms from minimal wear
    • Excellent condition

    Sleeves: 21" and are 11.5" around the upper arm
    Shoulders: 14.5"
    Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Hips: approx 17" flat across from side seam to side seam with a bit of adjusting able t be done with the buckles
    Total length: 19" from neck to hem

    Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

    Item# DD5065

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    Spring 2012 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Pale Pink Knit Dress w Front Flower Detail

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    Spring 2012 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Pale Pink Knit Dress w Front Flower Detail

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    I Have A Question: Spring 2012 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Pale Pink Knit Dress w Front Flower Detail


    • A shorter version walked the runway for Spring 2012 for Look 47
    • Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
    • The body of the dress is a pale pink knit whose design is set in little individual scallops that slightly overlap the one underneath. It is very intricate and beautiful 
    • The neckline is scooped and there are flowers made out of stiffened silk organza mixed with an iridescent fabric that also is stiffened. These are curled inward to form petals. There is a cluster of five flowers around the neck and then ten run down the centre of the front. More circle around the entire hem. The iridescent petals catch the light and add a beautiful dimension to the dress.
    • The sleeves are made out of a ivory silk chiffon and each closes with a little domed Chanel button with the double C logo in gold. A third button sits at the back of the neck. Despite having the Chanel button I think that these sleeves may have been added at a later date or upon request of the client. It would explain why they still have the Chanel buttons but they don't look like they were integral to the dress by the way they are set into the arm. I have left it as found but if you did not like them they could easily be removed.
    • The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear. It buttons to close at the back of the neck and on each cuff.
    • Tagged a Chanel 36
    • The button at the back of the neck has lost its little gold double C logo. I see a tiny little break in the silk at the top of one shoulder. It otherwise is an excellent condition.

    Sleeves: 23" and are 13" around the upper arm
    Bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Waist: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Total length: 36" from neck to hem

    Modern Sizing Equivalent:  XS-SML

    Item# DD5044

    Reference Photo/Video: Spring 2012 Chanel, Look 47. Model Anna Selezneva.

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    Spring 2015 Ralph Lauren Purple Label Beaded Silk Net Dress w Low Open Back

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    Spring 2015 Ralph Lauren Purple Label Beaded Silk Net Dress w Low Open Back

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    I Have A Question: Spring 2015 Ralph Lauren Purple Label Beaded Silk Net Dress w Low Open Back


    This beautiful dress was Look 49 on the Spring 2015 runway for Ralph Lauren. At the time it was released there was a editorial that noted that the bead work alone on this dress took over 900 hours. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore one in 2016 and Sarah Jessica Parker wore one in 2023. I ove that this gives you a fantastic idea of how this looks like on the body. The Purple Label from Ralph Lauren are the high-end demi-couture pieces the label creates. Ralph Lauren launched it in 1994 and the label was meant to be the pinnacle line for the brand. The dress is beautifully made. 

    The dress is made from multiple layers of silk tulle over an inner silk. The colour is a earthy deep golden colour. Onto the top netted layer is the extensive and elaborate bead and prong set glass crystals that are mentioned above that took over 900 hours to apply by hand. The design completely covers the bodice and sleeves and then runs down on panels on the skirt. The front  neckline is scooped across and rhinestones have been prong set in an elaborate and dense design just under the neck line. These taper down and change to these to very fine beaded curving lines that run down to the waist seam. The sleeves are long and they are also entirely covered with more delicately done bead work. At the back you have an open V that plunges down the back and exposes a bare expanse of skin. The skirt is magnificent. It has multiple layers of the tulle with individual panels attached around the skirt. These panels have the same elaborate hand beading as the sleeves. The entire skirt is made from multiple layers of panels set vertically and separated from each other from the hem to about 23" up, so when you sit or walk a certain way you get a bit of flash of leg from underneath. This gives you incredible volume as well. I loved the dropped waist and you can see that the dress can be worn with a belt as they showed it on the runway, or without for a more 1930s feel. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

    Fully lined in a matching coloured silk and closes with a low set hidden back zipper. Each sleeve buttons to close at the wrist. The skirts are made of multiple layers of tulle with an inner silk panel. Tagged a modern RL 4

    Sleeves: 24.5" and are 10" around the upper arm
    Shoulders: 14"
    Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Natural waist: 13.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Seam at the top of the hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Bodice: 19" from top of shoulder to the seam at the top of the hips
    Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to longest points of hem

    Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

    Item# DD5018

    Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2015 Ralph Lauren, Look 49. Model Bruna Tenorio.  /  (5-6) Princess Charlene at the reception for Television Festival, Jun 2016.  /  (7-8) Sarah Jessica Parker at the New York premiere of And Just Like That Season 2, June 2023.

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    Phenomenal 2012 Dolce & Gabbana Strapless Deep Red Velvet Puff Skirt Dress

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    Phenomenal 2012 Dolce & Gabbana Strapless Deep Red Velvet Puff Skirt Dress

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    This is a special edition dress from 2012 and that same year its twin was worn by both Katy Perry and Sonam Kapoor. I love that this gives you the chance to see just how gorgeous this dress is once on and that it is a dress with incredible modern provenance given these two moments. Dolce and Gabbana launched in 1985 by founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana who still run the label to this day. After a shaky start in the first few years, by the 1990s, they had started to open their own boutiques and had become a force in fashion. In 1993 Madonna chose them for her 1993 Girlie Show tour and they gained world wide recognition. They are known for their dramatic designs that are heavily inspired by their Sicilian heritage. 

    The dress is made out of a deep red velvet and that colour, combined with this fabric, gives it an extra depth and richness that it would not have in any other fabric choice. The top portion of the dress is treated in an almost corseted fashion. It is meant to be very fitted to the body. The bodice is peaked at the front and the velvet is placed over it to drape and wrap around the body in the most flattering way possible. Inside it is boned and shaped so that everything stays in place. The waist is cinched in and the illusion of a tiny waist is made even more so by the elaborate skirt that billows out all around you. The skirt is a work of art in itself. Layers and layers of net and tulle are built-in underneath that top velvet layer so that the volume you see in these photos is actually the volume that the dress has. You see that in the photos of Katie and Sonam as well. It is an extraordinary dress. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

    Fully lined in red silk with boning and a cupped inner corset. Added layers under the skirt as described above. It closes with a back zipper and then the skirt snaps to close over that starting under the waist. The zipper pull was not present on the dress and we replaced it with twisted black rubber finished wire so you're able to zip the dress open and closed. Please see the photo after the shot of the label. Other than that one small detail, it appears to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a vintage DG 36

    Bust: 13-15"" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Waist: to 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Hips: open
    Bodice: 10" from top of the peak on the bodice to waist
    Total length: 38" from top of the peak on the bodice to hem

    Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

    Item# DD5016

    Reference Photos: (1-3) Katy Perry at the premiere of 'Part Of Me', July 2012.  /  (4) Sonam Kapoor at Cannes, 2012.

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    Pretty Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Runway White Tulle, Sequin & Rhinestone Dress

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    Pretty Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Runway White Tulle, Sequin & Rhinestone Dress

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    Pretty Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Runway White Tulle, Sequin & Rhinestone Dress

    I Have A Question: Pretty Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Runway White Tulle, Sequin & Rhinestone Dress


    • The dress is from the Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Bridal collection.
    •  It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
    • His wedding pieces range from about $10-$20,000USD with the more elaborate ones like this tending to be in the upper range of that.
    • Oscar launched his first bridal collection in October of 2002 and his wedding pieces have been worn by some of the most famous women in the world. He once said 'In the same manner that she fell in love with that man, I hope she's going to fall in love with that dress.'
    • The skirt on this dress is just magical. It is made from multiple yards of multiple layers of white tulle silk netting.
    • The strapless bodice above the skirt is slightly more ivory in colour so that you get just a tiny bit of contrast between the two.
    • The bodice is completely covered with delicate little scallops of a silk chiffon with embroidered edges. These sit on top of a lace fabric underneath. Following the top edge of each layer are tiny rows of ivory iridescent sequins. Little prong set rhinestones are also scattered over the bodice in little vertical rows so you get a subtle little glitter in the light.
    • The front curves in a pretty sweetheart neckline and it has a full built in hidden corset inside the bodice. It nips in at the waist and is detailed with an elaborate applique design that wraps all the way around you.
    • The runway dress only had a ribbon at the waist and I much prefer this more elaborate design that is made from faux pearls, silver tube beads and glass cut rhinestones in different shapes.
    • The skirt is extremely full. There are 12 layers of tulle in the skirt and then an inner silk skirt. Under the top two layers of tulle some of the tulle layers have been gathered up in little drapes.
    • I did not add any additional crinolines to the dress for these photos. It has enough built in layers in the  skirt already that it falls on its own perfectly.
    • Every angle that you look at this dress from gives you drama and gorgeousness. It is cut longer at the back so that it flows out behind you when you walk. It is a very stunning dress.
    • The bodice is boned with padded inner cups for structure and support. The dress closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. Multiple layers of built in tulle and skirting as described above. Minor grubbiness/marks to the inner hem and the tiniest bit of darkening to the colour of a couple of the scallops near the top edge at one side.
    • Tagged an ODLR 8
    • Excellent condition

    Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
    Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam if inner hook is closed 13" if left unhooked or the hooks moved
    Hips: open
    Bodice: 9" from top of bodice to waist
    Skirt: 45" from waist to front hem, 50" to inner back hem and 5*" to the ends of the tulle at the back

    Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

    Item# DD4943

    Reference Photos: (1-4) Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Bridal Collection, Look 5.  /  (5-7) Solea in this dress for PBS 50 Years of Broadway Event, 2023.

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    Stunning 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli Minimalist Red Cady Caftan Dress

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    Stunning 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli Minimalist Red Cady Caftan Dress

    I Have A Question: Stunning 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli Minimalist Red Cady Caftan Dress


    This is one of Valentino's silk cady caftan dresses that he does so beautifully. Over the course of his time at Valentino he has done several variations of these dresses and each is beautiful. Queen Maxima of the Netherland owns what looks to be the near twin to this one and it is one that she truly loves because she has worn it on three separate occasions. The first in 2017, which is how I dated this one, again in 2018 and then most recently in 2022. I've included photos of all those three times so you can see how fabulous this dress is on the body. It's simplicity easily allows for the re-wearing of it. It has a minimalist feel but is still striking. The colour is infinitely flattering on almost every skin tone. It is a beautiful dress.

    This dress is so very pretty and easy to wear. The colour is that classic Valentino red that is flattering on most skin tones. The neck is a simple and elegant scoop. The sides are open so you get that ruffled effect of the two sides coming together but there is also a seam that runs the full length of the body from just under the arm to the floor. This gives it a bit of shape around you without it being tight. You still get that caftan feel but unlike a traditional caftan it gives you shape and defines your curves. The back has a long inverted pleat that runs down the center and this gives you volume there. When you walk this creates a slight billowing effect that is fantastic. The dress is in its original supermodel length. and it still has its original tags attached. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

    Unlined and closes with a hidden set back zipper. I see some very tiny minimal pulls in the fabric on the back of one shoulder. I don't know you would see this went on but I did photo it and mentioning for accuracy. Tagged a modern 40 and still has its original hang tag attached. The more open cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. 

    21" flat across from that inset side seam to side seam and widens to 25"  at the hips
    Length: 64" from neck to hem

    Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

    Item# DD4253

    Reference Photos: (1) Queen Maxima in Valentino, 2017.  /  (2-4) Queen Maxima in the same dress, May 24, 2018 in Luxembourg.  /  (5-6) Queen Maxima in the same dress, November 2022.

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

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