Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice designer-bessi The lightness of the fabric

The lightness of the fabric combined with this fullness allows it to sweep and float around you when you move

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Like the other dress by Biba that I have in the shop right now

These gold pieces from the 2002 show are still instantly recognizable as being Prada

Fabulous little outfit from the main Lapidus line that is really much better on a real girl then even how it photoed

Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice designer-bessi The lightness of the fabricIn 1993 Oscar de la Renta took over as Creative Director at Balmain where he designed the Haute Couture collections until 2002. The house had been floundering at that point and he had a huge impact on the reviving the sales of the couture pieces, mainly by catering to private clients, much like Balmain had originally. It is extraordinary to think that Oscar never produced a Haute Couture line under his own label and these few short years at Balmain