The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• From Spring 1980 Haute Couture
• The show was titled 'Return to Classicism'
• Under the creative direction f Marc Bohan
• Feather light 'feathers' or 'leafs had made from black silk chiffon
• Slightly transparent throughout
• Completely made by hand in the Paris atelier
• Very light in weight
• Lined in a hand set black silk 
  
• Bias cut with no closures, slips over the head
• I see a bit of stress along the edges of some of the silk feathers near the top. Very minor.

Bust: to 14-17" 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
Total length: 60" from top of the shoulder to hem

Reference Photos: Florence Hunt in Dior at the Bridgerton Season 4 Premiere, January 2024.

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