• This is a spectacular piece of true Haute Couture the dates to the Fall 1984 Givenchy collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Hubert de Givenchy
  
• While we have not yet found the exact dress on the runway we have included photos of ones that were very similar. The farther back you go with this label date wise, the more difficult it is to find the full set of runway photos but you can clearly see the similarities.
• The dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The fabrics used for the dress combine a beautiful black silk velvet with a very high quality, soft pink silk for the bodice and matching detachable bow.
• The dress is strapless and there is an attached inner corset that is boned and structured to hold the dress perfectly in place around you.
• The outer bodice skims over the inner corset and then is shaped to come in at the waist.
• The dress curves back out over the hips and falls to the floor. It is in its original length. At the back there is a double ruffle set on either side of the zipper that runs down the back of the skirt starting from the waist. The panels get narrower as they cascade down the length of the skirt to create a beautiful ruffled feel. They end at the slit that runs from the hem up. 
• You can wear the dress on its own like this or add the extravagant bow that is made from the same pink silk as the bodice. It wraps around you to hook and snap into place. I love that you can place the bow towards the back and have sit around the ruffles there or wear it towards the front. It could also be worn to either side (not pictured). This gives you incredible versatility and lets you play with how it looks best on you.
• The bow has just enough added glamour and drama but still has that very refined feel that the best of his work had.
• I would like to note that there is a faded area on the bodice. When the bow is on and place to the front it perfectly matches the outline of the area affected. It almost certainly was stored or displayed this way and the light hit it on that side to cause the slight difference in colour. When you wear the bow in any other way, you will see the slight change in colour. I have been meticulous in photoing it from several angles, including laying flat. Again, when the bow is worn to the front, it completely matches the edge of the bow and disappears from sight.
• The dress is fully lined in a hand set black silk through the skirt and the bodice is lined in a combination of pink silk and pink silk chiffon as well as as inner structure on the inner corset. It has a built-in boned inner corset. There are three zippers to close the dress. The inner corset has its own zipper. The pink bodice has its own zipper over that and then the skirt zips over both zippers to the waist. An inner waist stay hooks to close. Completely made by hand to Couture standards. Its proper numbered Couture tag is present.
• There is no size tag since it is a true couture piece. Please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition with the note to be read about the bodice above.

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 56" from top of bodice to hem and the back slit is 22" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5277

Reference Photos: Fall 1984 Givenchy Haute Couture.

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