The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• This exceptional dress is from the Fall 2000 collection. I have had a knee length ivory version and a gold camisole in the shop and they flew, but I decided to let my members have an exclusive first chance at this full length gold one.
• It was made under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada.
• Its twin finished in a print was shown on the runway and was used for the ad campaign that season. I love having these shots because it shows you just how gorgeous it is on the body.
• The dress is absolutely exquisite and really showcases the charm that the earlier collections had and why people love collecting them.
• With its pretty pale gold colour this might also make a fantastic dress for a bride for one of her events around her ceremony or even for the dress itself if she wants to go a non-traditional route.
• The dress is made out of the perfect pale gold coloured silk that is a beautifully light in weight. It is very soft and supple and the bias cut lets it glide over you once it is on.
• I love that it is lined in a matching coloured silk organza. The organza lets it stay very light in weight and that extra layer of lining underneath lets the dress fall over the body in the most flattering way.
• The straps twist and curve up and over the shoulders. They are caught up with a little band of silk at the front and then the front plunges into a V. Little pleats are gathered into two sewn rows just above a muted gold grosgrain ribbon that is attached all the way around the waist.
• Under the ribbon it skims down and over the hips to fall to the floor. It flares out prettily at the hem and this give it beautiful movement when you walk.
• The back is phenomenal. The straps twist until they meet the back and then they extend down in that same twisting way to edge the low scoop of the back. This leaves your entire back bare and open. 
• The dress is fully lined in a matching silk organza and closes at the side with a hidden set zipper. It looks like the zipper was replaced at some point. You can see the ribbon at the side is slightly off from lining up. Please see the photo after the label shot. Perhaps the very occasional tiny pull in the fabric here and there.
• There is no size tag present, so please go by the measurements list below. The bias cut allows for some give so I have put the comfortable range while lying flat below. The length may come up a bit because of the biased cut once it is on the body.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5 "flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from the top of the shoulder to the top of the 1" band at the waist
Total length: 63" from the top of the shoulder to the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 2000 Prada Ad Campaign.  /  (2) Fall 2000 Prada, Look 59. Model Colette Pechekhonova.

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