• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 1999 Giorgio Armani runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani
• I love that we have both runway reference photos and video. You can see how spectacular this is once it is on the body and moving.
• My client told me that these were special order pieces and only one was made per size. So it is a exceptionally rare piece of Armani.
• This dress is outstanding and it is pristine.
• The dress is suspended by two tiny silk straps in a matching pink that curved up and over each shoulder. The front and back have a slight scoop.
• I love that the structure is soft so that the dress glides over you. Subtle seeming shape it around you to highlight your curve, but it is not meant to fit super tight, rather glides over you to the floor.
• The dress is made out of a dusty pink silk that is extensively hand beaded. Inside there is a layer of silk chiffon, and then attached over all of that is a layer of netting. I love how this increases the depth of the sequin pattern underneath and softens everything even more. It is a brilliant choice and fabrication.
• The dress curves over the bust, skims over the waist in a more generous way and then it curves back out over the hips. It narrows in just slightly under the hips and then flares back out beautifully around the hem. 
• The way the iridescent tiny pink tinged speeds are applied is fantastic. They are all done in handset rose and laid out so that from a distance, you get a sense of a floral pattern that runs over the entire dress. This is all created by a subtle difference in the beads used in the way that they have been applied. It is quite ingenious and creates a gorgeous effect once on.
• As with many of Armani pieces, the sensuality of the dress is hinted at and not completely in your face.
• I think this might be one of my favourite Armani dresses I have ever had the pleasure of seeing in person. It is truly outstanding.
• The dress is fully lined in a matching pink silk chiffon and it closes with a hidden set back zipper. Handset beads. It has its original tag attached along with a small bag of extra beads. It is pristine. The fabric does have a touch of stretch so I put the comfortable range below for that as well as the inner corset.
• Tagged an Armani 42
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 58.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5437

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 1999 Giorgio Armani.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2011 Armani main label collection for the Look 60.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• One was used for the ad campaign that year and it is just an absolutely beautiful shot. 
• This was the closing look on the runway. Having the finale look of any collection is always an extra point in collectibility
• In Vogue's review of the collection they said "Giorgio Armani's secret weapon is focus. He'll take one idea and elaborate on it over the course of a collection. Today's focal point was the night sky over the Sahara: warm, velvety blue, scattered with stars.... Everything was navy shading towards midnight. As the show moved toward evening, sprinklings of crystal and sequins appeared to echo the heavens at night."
• This dress is outstanding and it is pristine. In fact, it still has its original tags attached. It's original retail price was just over €13,000.
• The bodice is strapless with a curving panel of midnight blue silk that wraps around the entire bodice splitting at the back on either side of the zipper.
• Inside there is a built-in corset made out of lingerie stretch netting that is lightly boned, zips to close at the back and has a hook at the waist. This is what holds the dress in place around you.
• From there, the dress falls to the floor. It curves around the bust shaped around the built in cups of the corset underneath skims over the waist and curves back out over the hips. It narrows in under the hips and then flares back out beautifully around the hem. 
• Semi transparent, blue iridescent sequence that are on the larger size are set in tightly, spaced horizontal, rose stacked on top of each other from the very top of the bodice all the way to the ham. I love how each sequin overlaps its neighbor. They are very heavily applied and their slight touch of transparency give the dress a really extra bit of luminescence as they catch the light from every angle.
• The sequins are set on a blue chiffon that has a slight bit of stretch so this makes the dress conform to your body and allows for a little bit greater range of size. This gives the body of the dress a very slight transparency through the sequins that is fantastic. As with many of Armani pieces, the sensuality of the dress is hinted at and not completely in your face.
• I think this might be one of my favourite Armani dresses I've ever had the pleasure of seeing in person. It is truly outstanding.
• The dress has a full built-in boned inner corset that closes with its own zipper and hooks at the waist. The rest of the dresses unlined. It closes at the back over the inner corset with a hidden set zipper. It has its original tags attached and is pristine. The outer fabric does have some stretch so I put the comfortable range below for that as well as the inner corset.
• Tagged an Armani 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16.25-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam of the inner corset, the outer dress will stretch another inch at least if the inner corset it is not closed
Waist: 12.75" flat across from side seam to side seam of the inner corset, the outer dress stretch to 13.75" across if the inner corset it is not closed
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approximately 11" from top of bodice to inner corset waist
Total length: 56.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5413

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Spring 2011 Giorgio Armani, Final Look, Look 60. Model: Michaela Kocianova.  /  (3) Spring 2011 Giorgio Armani Ad Campaign by Nick Knight.

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• The twin of this three piece set walked the runway for the Spring 2016 Armani collection for the Look 29.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• That was featured in the ad campaign that year and I love how they paired it with a pop of red for that shot.
  
• This was the 40th anniversary of the Armani label and he had only just recently opened up a museum showcasing four decades worth of his designs.
• Pants were a focus of the collection and sets made up almost the entire runway
• I have all three pieces for you today and each is in a different finish.
• The pants have a ribbed finish and a touch of of transparency to them. Parts of the weave have an underlying thatching to give it an almost checked feel and the weave curves in different directions over the pants. Beading, sequins and rhinestones are set to follow the different directions and done in different shades of blue. I love how this gives the pants a subtle pop of glitz.
• The pants have a flat band at the waist, skim over the hips and narrow slightly in at the bottom of each leg. They are cut in a bit of a crop. They are fully lined in a stretch chiffon like fabric and the exterior fabric has a touch of transparency. They are very pretty and unusual.
• The top is a loosely structured squared off shape. It has a neat little collar in a contrasting fabric and that same fabric runs down the front and edges the front hem. The bottom is rounded and there are three buttons at the top, leaving the top to swing open under that. It also has a very distinct texture and I love how the texture is different from the pants.
• The last part of the set is that extraordinary neckpiece. It has a stiffened collar that you wrap around the neck and it snaps into place at the back. At the front there is a large jewelled feeling resin piece. Suspended from that are multiple piped fringes and here again you see yet another texture on the fabric. Rhinestones have been added and it is meant to sit all the way around front to back.
• I love that the three pieces allow you to mix and match any of the elements with things that you already own. Worn together it becomes one of the defining looks of this collection.
• The top is unlined and closes with three buttons at the front. It has a slight sense of transparency. The pants are lined and they also have a touch of transparency but less than the top. They close with a hidden set zipper at the side. The necklace snaps into place at the back of the neck. The fabric of the pants has stretch. All three pieces appeared to have been worn very little at all.
• The pants and top are tagged an Armani 42
• Excellent condition

Top
Sleeves: 23" and are 12" around the upper arm
Slightly inset shoulders: 14"
Bust-waist: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 26" from neck to hem

Neckpiece 
21" around the neck and 35" from the neck to the longest of the fringes

Pants
Waist: 12.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from waist to hem
Inseam: 25" and the gusset is 15" from the back of the waist to the inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5361

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2016 Giorgio Armani, Look 29. Model Baya Kolarikova.  /  (5) Spring 2016 Giorgio Armani Ad Campaign.

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• The twin of this dress and it's matching shawl walked the Fall 2008 Armani runway for look 48
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• Armani called the show 'free spirited' in his notes and in the review that Vogue did they noted that "he really poured it on at night, tossing cobweb, scarfs, and wraps over nearly everyone of his dresses."
• This is the full set as seen on the runway, comprising of a one shoulder dress with its matching highly detailed wrap.
• The dress is primarily made out of an inky black velvet and then the strap and front of the bodice are made out of a black crepe. The wrap is made out of a black velvet with various types of cording running over it surface.
• The dress has all of the sleek feel that you look for in the best of his work. A strap extends out from the bodice and curves up and over the shoulder, running on an angle past the neck. It curves down the back where it widens out before attaching to the back bodice. The bodice is shaped around you and then a seam runs underneath where it changes to black velvet for the rest of the dress.
• The waist is brought in with subtle darting and then it curves out and over the hips to fall to the floor, widening out as it near the hem.
• It is the perfect sleek silhouette that you expect from Armani.
• Over that is an elaborate shawl to give contrast to all that simplicity. It is a huge square of velvet that is backed in a matte silk finish fabric. Onto the velvet are different widths of cording and net ribbon. It is interesting that  ribbon parts are what you would normally use as interfacing inside the garment. For this piece he has taken that and put it on the outside.
• Long fringes dangle off with sequins and elongated oval beads covered in black fabric at their ends. Cording has been made into flowers and held in place by oversized faceted black beads.
• I love that the two pieces let you mix and match with other things in your wardrobe.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silky finish fabric through the bodice and crepe through the skirt. It closes with a hidden set zipper at one side. The original tags are still attached. It has never been worn.
• Tagged a vintage Armani 42
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam and the seam under the bust is 15.5" across side to side.
Natural waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 12.5" from top of shoulder to seam under the bus
Total length: 61" from top of shoulder to hem
Wrap: 54" long x 22.5" wide and the fringes stand up to another 25" at each individual end.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5355

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2008 Giorgio Armani, Look 48.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 2005 Gorgio Armani collection for the Look 88.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
  
• This is from his main label and its twin was also a part of the ad campaign that year.
• Armani showed no full length dresses for this collection. The twin of this dress was part of the final leg of the show where he sent down a series of crystal and sequin embellished dresses done in this shorter length for evening.
  
• The base fabric of the dress is an inky black velvet which gives the beading and sequins added on top of it a luxurious background.
• It is suspended from the shoulder by tiny black silk piping for straps and this is also used to finish the edge of the upper bodice.
• The front neck line is scooped and the back scoops into a wide cut shallow V. I love how this leaves a bare expanse of skin around the upper shoulders.
• It skims over the bust and is cut generously around the waist for a easy to fit feel.
• From under the waist it curves out over the hips all the way to the hem. The hem is so interesting because the velvet has been pulled under and attached to the inner lining to create an almost a bubble feel. Where the two fabrics meet there is hidden elastic so that you can walk. You get a better sense of this in the runway photos and video. It is not a true bubble hem but it is a very subtle sleek version of one.
• Applied onto the dress is an intricate pattern done to suggest a flowers covering the entire dress. Each flower is made from a series of multiple size tube beads that have sequins stacked within the pattern these form. The sequins are set on their sides and stacked tightly together to have a very 3D feel. Scattered between the flowers are little lines of gold and silver tube beads that create a sense of movement over the dress.
• I have taken close-ups of the extraordinary amount of bead-work that has been done to make these. It is really exquisite hand workmanship.
• The dress is fully lined in fine black silk crepe and it closes with a hidden side side zipper. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a vintage Armani 42
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 42" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5322

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Fall 2005 Giorgio Armani, Look 88.  /  (5) Erin Wasson for the Fall 2005 Giorgio Armani Ad Campaign photographed by Craig McDean.

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• A skirt and top set similar to this one walked the Spring 2000 Giorgio Armani runway and were seen in Looks 120 and 121.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• I love that you can see how spectacular these are once it is on the body from the runway reference photos.
• The skirt has the custom order tag inside it that lets us know that it was a piece that only had one single piece produced per size per market. So there are very few of them out there. This piece could be considered Demi-Couture. It is a very rare and early runway piece by Armani.
• The top is made from a feather light silk chiffon. It has a high collar that wraps around the neck and then the openings for the arms angle down from there.
  
• I love that the structure of the top is soft so that it glides over you in a very loose and easy manner. It is very easy to wear because it is full and open all the way to the hem.
• It is just long enough that it could potentially be worn as a micro mini if you dare.
• The printed silk chiffon that it is made out of is vibrant and beautiful. The lightness of the silk is what allows you to tuck it so beautifully into the skirt without adding bulk.
• The skirt has a piped silk band to define the waist and then it curves out and over the hips to the floor. It stays fairly straight to the floor widening out just a touch. 
• You can tell the level of craft that was put into this skirt. There are hand finishes throughout and it is a little work of art.
• Iridescent beads and sequins have been hand applied in horizontal rows that match and highlight the underlying changing colour of the pattern on the skirt.
• The final effect is fantastic. It is a joy to see this level of hand work and such a fine piece. As good as it looks in the photos, it is better in person.
• The base of the skirt is made out of a hand dyed silk and that form the colours behind the embellishment
• It has an easy silhouette and there is a high slit that runs up one side to add an unexpected flash of leg.is a high slit that runs up one side to add an unexpected flash of leg. 
• The play between the patterns and the luxuriousness of the hand done bead-work on the skirt is fantastic.
• As with many of Armani pieces, the cuts are simple and require a body to truly bring them to life. I love that the two pieces allow you to mix a match with things that you already own. Our entire trio of vintage being shared today is from Armani and all of these pieces could be mixed and matched.
• The top is fully lined in a nude silk chiffon and the skirt is lined in a hand set black silk chiffon. The top slips over the head with a button at the back of the neck and is very loose and easy through the body. The skirt closes with a button at the waist and a side set zipper below that. I see perhaps a couple missing beads here and there on the skirt but it is very minor and mentioned for accuracy. Both pieces otherwise appear to have been worn very little at all.
• Both pieces are tagged a vintage Armani 40
• Excellent condition
  

Top
Neck: 17" around
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-bottom: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 30.5" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 40.5" from waist to hem and the slit is 24" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5530

Reference Photos: Spring 2000 Giorgio Armani, Look 120 & 121.

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• A skirt and top set similar to this one walked the Spring 2000 Giorgio Armani runway and versions were seen in Looks 114 and 115.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• Similar pieces were used in the ad campaign that season as well. I love that we have both runway reference and ad campaign photos. You can see how spectacular these are once it is on the body.
• My client told me that these beaded halters only had 4-5 pieces produced per size per market. So there are very few of them out there.
• The top is suspended by two tiny silk straps in a matching pink that curved up and over each shoulder. The front and back have a slight scoop.
• I love that the structure of the top is soft and easy so that it glides over you. Subtle seaming shapes it around you to highlight your curves, but it is not meant to fit super tight, rather it glides over you.
• The top is made out of a dusty deep pastel pink silk that is extensively hand beaded. Inside there is a layer of silk chiffon. On the runway these were shown unlined but were produced with the added silk chiffon lining.
• The way the iridescent tiny pink tinged beads and sequins are applied is fantastic. They are done in handset rows and laid out to cover the entire top.
• The skirt is made out of a feather light printed silk chiffon and has an easy silhouette. 
• The waist has a small band in the same silk and then it skims out over the hips and flares out as it reaches its hem. The cut is meant to be more loose and easy. A slit runs up one side for a little added extra leg to show.
• The play between the pattern of the skirt and the luxuriousness of the bead-work on the top is fantastic.
• As with many of Armani pieces, the cuts are simple and require a body to truly bring them to life. I love that the two pieces allow you to mix a match with things that you already own. Our entire trio of vintage being shared today is from Armani and all of these pieces could be mixed and matched.
• Both pieces are fully lined in a nude silk chiffon. The top slips over the head and has a side set zipper closure. The skirt closes with a back hidden set zipper. Both pieces appear to have been worn very little if at all.
• Neither of the pieces have a size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Top
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom seam: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 17.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Skirt
Waist: 15-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 37" from waist to hem and the split is 17" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5528

Reference Photos: (1-4) Spring 2000 Giorgio Armani, Look 114 & 115.  /  (5) Spring 2000 Giorgio Armani Ad Campaign photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth.

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• The twin of this dress walked the Fall 2001 runway for a Look 41 and was worn by supermodel Stella Tenant in the show.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• This is the actual dress worn by Caitlin Thompson to the 2024 Emmys
• Madison Headrick privately acquired the first example of this dress that we had in our archives and wore it as part of her wedding celebrations. 
• Besides the runway photos, we have included photos of both Madison and Caitlin so you can see how spectacular this is on the body.
  
• The dress is made out of a floral printed ivory silk chiffon that is feather light in weight. 
• Soft pastel flowers done in shades of pale, pink and soft greens run over the entire dress and add to the ultra romantic feel that it has.
• Ruffled cap sleeves curve over the shoulders and they are set wide so that they sit at the very edge of your shoulder. This allows the chiffon to cascade over the top of each arm.
• The bodice is extensively gathered around the bust to the sides and into a seam that curves down just above the waist. All of the seam work on the dress is a heavy nod to the Couture pieces of the 1920s and 1930s. John Galliano often use those dresses as inspiration and you can clearly see that in this piece.
• Gathered ties extend out from the sides of the bodice to wrap and tie around you. They are very long so you can get creative in how they are tied. They add a touch of whimsy to the dress and are also a clever way to add shape through the waist.
• The dress curves back out and over the hips and then narrow down slightly to about the knee.
• The lower skirt is set into a curved seam and the volume below that is amazing. There is a tremendous amount of silk in the lower skirting so that it moves and floats fabulously around you when you move.
• Little added tiered ruffles of silk have been added along parts of the patterned seams for yet another extra romantic touch.
• The dress is completely cut on the bias so moves beautifully over the body. It makes it easy to fit and comfortable to wear.
• This is a spectacular example of his work and one of the most romantic prints from him that I have ever seen. This is an important early piece that is highly collectible.
• The dress is fully lined in an ivory silk chiffon and slips on with no closures. The easy cut and movement in the fabric should allow it to fit a range of sizes. The dress is in its original uncut length. It appears to have been worn very little if at all
• There is no size tag present so please go buy the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 65" from shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5509

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Fall 2001 Galliano Runway, Look 41. Model: Stella Tennant.  /  (3-6) Caitlin Thompson wearing this dress at the Emmys, 2024.  /  (7-11) Madison Headrick in in its twin from us on two different occasions.

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• The dress is from the Fall 2005 Galliano collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• The dress is absolutely dreamy. It is meant to skim over the body and it has that beautiful movement that Galliano is so well known for.
• It is made out of a combination of a cut velvet floral fabric that has been applied to a printed bias cut brown backdrop. This gives it an amazing texture. Highlighting the seams are little inset panels of lace with more lace added around the hem and edges.
• The dress is suspended from the shoulders with two brown lace straps and the lace continues around the neckline. The front is set into a shallow V and the back repeats that same V finish.
• The silk  is cut on the bias and the entire dress skims over the body in that perfect way that he always cut a piece.
• The bias cut allows it to be easy fitting over the bust, waist and hips. It is not tight at all but does drape and fall to accent your shape once it is on the body.
• The skirt is made up of panels set in and along angled seaming that is very reminiscent of Old Hollywood dresses from the twenties and thirties. The skirt is made of two panels that expand outwards and are open along the sides. So when you walk or move you get a bit of leg and extra kick along the lower skirting.
• Each panel has elaborate lace edging with ruffles made out of the lace for a pretty and feminine finish. I love how this ties all the elements of the dress together.
• The skirt has an amazing amount of fabric in it and the cut and open sides allow the smallest bit of air to catch the skirt and let it move around you as you move. When this is on and you are walking the movement it creates is absolutely gorgeous.
• This is John at his best and it is a tremendously beautiful dress.
• The dress is fully lined in a brown silk and slips over the head with no closures. It is cut on the bias so we put the comfortable range of measurements when the dress is laying flat below. It appears to have been worn very little if at all
• Tagged a vintage Galliano FR44, GB16, US10
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5502

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• The dress is from the Fall 2009 collection and the same fabric was seen on the runway in other pieces.
• It was created under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• The show was inspired by 1920s and the 1920s Orientalism of couturier Paul Poiret and you can see that in the fabric of this dress and its nod to the metallic silk lames that were seen so prominently during that era.
• The dress is made from the most striking metallic silver & black fabric that has a subtle silver shimmer from head to toe. The photos capture the colour well, but it has a slightly more metallic feel in person that is really outstandingly beautiful.
• It is completely cut on the bias so that it falls and drapes beautifully over the body.
• The neck line is cut wide across and the shoulders extend slightly over the top of the arm. The bodice has angled darts that come out from the centre of the waist and it is cut to skim over you down to the waist area.
• The waist is shaped by a combination of the seam work there and the gathering at the front. After curving in around the waist it curves back out and over the hips.
• The skirt falls from there to the floor and I love how the bias cut narrows it in around the legs slightly and then the lower portion of skirt flares out dramatically. The back of the skirt is cut slightly longer than the front so you get this phenomenal sweeping feel behind you along with added movement as you walk and move.
• The way it is gathered in around the hips is a strong nod to pieces from the 1930s and 1940s. These are eras that John touched on quite often and that is showcased beautifully in this particular piece. There is a centre seam where all of the fabric has been gathered in towards to create shape and interest around the waist and the of the top of hips.
• The dress is in its original uncut length and just an incredible example of his work from time period. 
• It is fully lined in black silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. I see some faded marks to the interior lining around the hem. I think this is from storage. The exterior is pristine. When the dress is off the body, the inner lining hangs a bit past the hem but once it was on the dress form, it falls right. This is because of the bias cut of the inner lining - it doesn't shorten to match the exterior hem until there is a body in it.
• There is no size tag present so please go buy the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 64" from shoulder to front hem in the back extends another 2" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5491

Reference Photo: Fall 2009 Christian Dior Runway, Look 35.

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