Prettiest Spring 2019 Carolina Herrera by Wes Gorden Runway Look 25 Silk Chiffon Floral Print Dress

• The twin of the dress was shown for Look 25 for the Spring 2019 collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Wes Gordon.
• This dress was one of the outstanding pieces from the collection and Wes was quoted as saying backstage "Happy people make happy clothes," in reference to what he learned working side-by-side with Carolina before his runway debut in this collection. He had shown a collection prior to this for Resort but this was his first official runway show. It was a smashing success.
• In Vogue's review they specifically noted that a "softly constructed long belted dress in two weightless layers of floral prints" was "especially graceful".
• The dress is made from a beautiful silk chiffon that has that glorious floral print over it and then a second for the under layer of the skirt. I especially love the mix of the two different prints. It is very well done.
• The neck line is high and the front is gathered in vertical gathers from there to the top of the 3" band around the waist. The same gathering happens at the back and it gives a very soft and pretty effect over the body.
• The waist is highlighted with gathers at the front. A wide attached belt in the same fabric, but in a heavier weighted silk, comes out from underneath the gathers and wraps around the back and hooks into place to add definition around the waist.
• The skirt flows to the floor from there and it is an absolutely lovely thing to see. It is made out of two layers of the silk chiffon.
• There is a panel that is attached around the waist so that it falls down the front and then a second panel falls down the back. This leaves the sides completely open from the waist to hem and gives the skirt its incredible movement as you can see in the reference photos and video.
• The skirt underneath those panels has a larger yellow based floral print. The two different colours magically compliment and work together perfectly.
• I love that when you move in certain ways you get that unexpected flash of colour underneath. It changes the entire dress and adds to its beauty.
• This was an outstanding debut by Wes and it is always nice from a fashion history point of view to have pieces from these early collections of a designer at a new label.
• The dress is fully lined in a off-white silk chiffon and closes with a hidden set back zip. The attached belt at the waist closes with hooks and a snap. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a modern Herrera 0
• Excellent condition

Bust: the way it is cut at the side leave the bust open. The panel covers approximately 12 to 13" flat across from side to side with no true side seams
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 12" from top of the shoulder to top of the 3" band at the waist
Total length: 60" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5520

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2019 Carolina Herrera, Look 25.  /  (4) Carolina Herrera show during the Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation event at the Flagler Museum January 2019.  /  (5) Joan Smalls for Neiman Marcus The Art of Fashion Spring 2019 by Alexi Lubomirski.

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