roberto cavalli
Spring 2004 Roberto Cavalli Bias Cut Silk Brown and Pink Printed Halter Top w Tie & Skirt Set
- This set is from the Spring 2004 Cavalli collection.
- It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
- The print was seen on the runway on a silk chiffon piece for Look 15 in the 2004 show.
- A version of the look was photoed on and worn by Pamela Anderson who attended Jade Jagger's 33rd birthday party in October 2004 with Roberto Cavalli.
- I love that when the pieces are worn together it looks like a dress. And as good as it looks in these photos it is phenomenally better in person. The photos do not do the silk or the amount of movement and beauty of the cut full justice at all.
- The silk used on the dress is extraordinary and is all cut on the bias. The pattern runs entirely over both pieces and combines deep chocolates with the palest of pinks.
- To achieve the final effect the design would have been created specifically for the pieces and how it lays over the body before the silk was cut.
- The top of the set is done in a halter on both the front and back that angle up from under the arm into the neck. A long extended tie is set into the neck and this ties to the side. It is all done to have it feel as if you just somehow magically wrapped a silk scarf over yourself and tied it around the neck.
- Its bias cut allows it to simply skim over the bust, curve in slightly past the waist and then flare out again over the top of the hips.
- I have tucked it in for these photos but I also took a photo of it on its own so you can see how it falls. I also took a separate shot of the skirt.
- The skirt is completely cut on the bias and falls beautifully over the body once on.
- The band at the waist flips inwards and has elastic so it is incredibly easy to wear. The silk curves out and over the hips. It comes in slightly just below that and then the lower skirt is all set in with panels of silk that are attached on different angles. This gives it incredible fullness and allows it to open up around you when you move.
- It is cut longer at the back so you get this pretty sweeping line around you and this adds to the movement that it has.
- Both pieces are unlined. The waist of a skirt has elastic and the top has no closures other than tying at the neck. There is a built-in shelf piece inside the top. The bias cut of both pieces will allow them to drape around you once on. I have put the range of movement when laying flat below. I see some slight discolouration around the collar and some tiny marks on one side. I have photo the marked spot with the top lying flat and also with it on the dress form so you can see that once on it drapes and hides them for the most part. So that is not two sets of marks - that is one set photoed twice. There is also one other tiny mark on the top. That is also photoed.
- Both pieces are tagged a Cavalli vintage 46.
- Excellent overall condition with the notes above.
Top
Bust: 16-18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: to 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: approx 25" from neck to hem
Skirt
Elastic waist: 14-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 44" from waist to front hem, 55" to the longest point of the back
Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG
Item# DD5807
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