1990s State of Claude Montana Plunging Bare Back Dress designer-alexander-mcqueen The bodice and sleeves are

The bodice and sleeves are unlined and the skirt has three layers - two top layers of silk chiffon and an inner silk layer

This elaborate system had been established by Dior and was a clever way to get around the severe import taxation of the time period

Made from a a beautiful pale ice blue silk net that has been embroidered with little flowers throughout

Modern Sizing Equivalent: LRG

so did this racy collection

1990s State of Claude Montana Plunging Bare Back Dress designer-alexander-mcqueen The bodice and sleeves areThis is an amazing and very sexy gown in that wonderful minimalist feel that was the cornerstone of that whole nineties aesthetic. Montana designed for strong, powerful woman and his clothes often combine stark simplicity with one strong sensual statement detail like the extremely low, plunging V back on this dress. From the front the cut in as simple as can be with a high neck and curving seams that have a touch of a thirties feel to their placement.