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Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing
Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing

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Elegant 1970s Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Red Silk Dress w Knife Pleat Detailing

Haute Couture does not always have to be an elaborate, over the top piece. Sometimes the beauty of couture lies in the restraint of line and a certain chic  simplicity that hides the hours of handwork put into each piece. This dress is a numbered Haute Couture piece and would have been made by hand in the Paris atelier. The attention to detail shown in every stitch is fabulous. It is a gorgeous dress.

The dress is made from deep burgundy red silk crepe that is an exceptional high end quality and it is this choice of this very high end fabric that helps to give the dress its beautiful lines. The top is cut into a V at the front with slight gathers where it inserts into the shoulders. It is constructed to look like a separate top that floats over the skirt below but it is actually all one piece. Each sleeves is long and poufs out slightly above the fitted cuffs. I love how each cuff is pleated to pick up the pleat work on the skirt. The three silk covered buttons adorn each cuff and each one sits perfectly in the center of each of those pleats. This detail alone is fabulous. The skirt falls from under the edge of the top and it is attached to its own inner silk bodice. This is the proper way to attach a skirt in couture and this helps it to stay perfectly in place once it's on the body. The skirt is fantastic. Each individual pleat is perfectly matched to its neighbor with meticulous precision. When you stand still the dress falls straight and then when you move you get incredible movement and fullness because of the pleats. It is a brilliantly cut dress. Every stitch has been done by hand. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a matching red silk and closes with an inner handset back painted metal zipper and then closes with a second zipper on the outer bodice layer over that. The cuffs snap into place under three silk covered decorative buttons. The Haute Couture label is present with couture tape under the tag numbered 157888. Hand finished to couture standards throughout. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Sleeves: 27"
Shoulders: no true defined seams
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips at inner lining: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 55.5" from shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD2913

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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