The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• A similar dress in black walk the runway for the Spring 1990 Givenchy Haute Couture collection.
• Made under the creative direction of Hubert de Givenchy
  
• The dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• It is made out of an ivory silk that has a beautiful drape to it.
• The silk is gathered up onto one shoulder and then this drapes down under the other arm. There is extra fabric all along the edge so you get a really beautiful drape along that side. It skims over the bust and the waist is cinched in.
• The skirt is elaborately gathered into the waist area. It is cut so that it drapes upwards at the front. This causes you to have a little bit of volume around the hips and a tighter silhouette around the legs. 
  
• It wraps over itself and closes with an elaborate series of silk covered snaps and hooks. Where it crosses over you will get a flash of leg when you walk or sit.
• A panel of silk is gathered on the one side of the waist and falls more towards the side and back for added detail and movement.
• There is an extremely elaborate design done in gold metal pieces that are all hand set onto the silk. It is composed of gold beading in a variety of shapes and sizes, dangling metal cords and prong set glass crystal rhinestones. The entire lower portion of the design is set in dangling strands off of the dress so when you move this has incredible movement.
• The dress is unlined and snaps to close up the side of the bodice that goes over the shoulder and then it hooks and snaps into place both inside the inner waist and along the front of the waist.
• There is no size tag so please go by the measurements below. The bust and hips are all bias cut so are very forgiving. If the waist fits the rest should fit.
• I see a couple very faint tiny marks here and there and a teeny tiny pinhole near the seam of the waist. These are very minor but mentioned for accuracy. Otherwise, excellent condition

Bust: 16-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 17" from top of shoulder to waist and meant to blouse over a bit
Total length: approx 40" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Reference Photo: Spring 1990 Givenchy Haute Couture.

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