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Pre-Fall 2015 Valentino by Pierpaolo & Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Blue Silk Dress w Butterfly Print

  • This dress is from the Pre-Fall 2025 Valentino collection.
  • In 2015 Valentino was headed by both Maria Grazia Chiuri and PierPaolo Piccioli. 
  • Vogue said that "Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli signed up the British textile designer Celia Birtwell, the ex-wife of the late Ossie Clark and the woman behind his floral prints in the 1970s, as well as the Italian pop artist Giosetta Fioroni as collaborators this season." In the collection the butterfly print was seen in several pieces.
  • Other pieces made out of the butterfly print were worn to events that fall and we include the reference photos here just to have an added point of provenance on the print.
  • This is one of my favourite Valentino dresses I have had and it is even better in real life.
  • The dress is made out of a beautiful lightweight silk that has a blue and black tone-on-tone butterfly print that covers its entire surface. 
  • The butterflies in the print are large and varied. They are set so that they overlap each other to create a beautiful design over the entire dress.
  • The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are cut fairly straight all the way down to their cuffs.
  • The neckline is set high and long ties extend out at the back. I have tied it in a bow behind the neck but you could also wrap it around to the front if you wished and have the ties hanging or wrap it multiple times to create a wider neckline.
  • The dress skims over the bust and drapes easily over the body to the waist. The waist is cut slightly more on the generous side. You could belt it if you wanted to add more shape.
  • The skirt falls from there with closed pleat work wrapping around the upper hip. These open up from there and the skirt expands outwards all the way to the hem.
  • The excessive amount of fabric used through the skirt give it a ton of movement when you walk and move. 
  • The lightness of the silk and the way that it lays over the body allows it to move spectacularly over you and pick up the slightest bit of air as you move. It really is even more stunning in person.
  • The dress is unlined and closes with a hidden set back zipper. The tie at the neck is attached. Each cuff closes with a small button. The dress has its original tags still attached and was never worn.
  • Tagged a vintage Valentino 40
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24.5" from the shoulder and they are 10' around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: to 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist 
Total length: 62.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5698

Reference Photos: (1) Kozue Akimoto during FW 2015 Paris Fashion Week by Style Du Monde.  /  (2) Angela Simmons in Valentino, October 2015.  /  (3-4) Pre-Fall 2015 Valentino, Looks 34 & 39.

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