• The twin of the dress walk the Fall 2013 runway for Look 54.
• It was made under the creative direction of both Maria Grazia Chiuri & Pierpaolo Piccioli
• The dress is stunning. It was shot for Elle France that season and Nicky Hilton also wore one. Between those images, the runway and video, you really can get a sense of how gorgeous this dress is once on the body.
• Almost all of the dresses in this collection had ornate collars and on this one you see a beautiful example of that. Vogue raved about the intricacy and details in the collection and said the gowns had an "unsurpassed beauty". They especially love the Delft inspired embroideries of which this is dress is an outstanding example of.
• The colour of this dress is stunning. It is photoing a slight bit darker in the full length shots than what it is in person. It is a deep dusty blue that is quite unique.
• The base fabric is a nude netting and two layers of this are stacked on top of each other over an inner silk lining. Onto that are panels of a gorgeous embroidery inspired by Delft pottery. The combination is absolutely stunning once on the body.
• The embroidered covered collar is neat and circles around the neck. Across the top of the shoulders and running down the full length of each sleeve is a gap between the embroidered panels that has a touch of transparency. It is a very clever design detail. The front and back of the bodice are covered in the embroidery with a tiny little strip of the open netting down each side above the waist and under the arm. Even though the inner bodice is all backed in a nude silk chiffon this little trick gives the illusion that you are perhaps wearing nothing underneath.
• The skirt sits under a tiny edging of the embroidery that circles the waist seam. The skirt is very full and has many yards of fabric in its construction. Panels of the embroidery run vertically down and when you spread the skirt out you see that they repeated having these strips of nude netting set between the panels.
• The dress is phenomenal to see in person and even prettier than it is here.
• The bodice is fully lined in a nude silk and the skirt has an inner lining of the nude silk and two layers of nude netting under the top silk layer. It closes with a back hidden set zipper and each cuff closes with a little French cuff buttons. An inner waist stay hooks to close. The inner most silk lining in the skirt has been cut to shorten it to about the knee and its edge was left raw. You don't see it at all from the exterior. There are some extremely minor little pulls in the net near one shoulder. I took a close-up for you to see. Please see the photo after the label shot. These are very minor, but mentioned for accuracy.
• Tagged a Valentino 38
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 11" around the upper arm. The collar is 16" around.
Shoulders: no true define seam. 
Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14" from neck to waist
Total length: 63" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5190

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Fall 2013 Valentino, Look 54. Model Elisabeth Erm.  /  (4) Giedre Dukauskaite by Nicolas Moore for Elle France.  /  (5) Nicky Hilton at the American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Fall Gala, October 2013.

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