1997 Dries Van Noten Metallic Sweater Dress designer-suzy-perette Item# A180

Item# A180

The silk is feather light - you could probably pull this dress through a decent size ring its so fine a silk

5 flat across from side seam to side seam

From top to bottom fine gold thread has been worked through the silk in vertical rows and gives the dress a subtle shimmer when you move

It's fabulous day piece that you can mix and match with other pieces

1997 Dries Van Noten Metallic Sweater Dress designer-suzy-perette Item# A180Based on the label and the fabric and after some research, I am fairly certain that this is from the 1997 collection. That collection featured knits with metallic elements. If it is not that year then I suspect that it is even earlier. It is rare to find early Dries and this dress is just a fabulous example of his work. It is a sweater dress and made of a lightweight knit that has silver thread worked through it so the dress has a subtle glint in the