Well Documented Spring 1988 Valentino Haute Couture Silk Dress w Sweeping Dotted Train & Flower designer-george-halley The lace is hand applied

The lace is hand applied and tacked so it overlaps in places

This is a gorgeous little opaque silk crepe Prada top that is in perfect

she took to camping in the woods with a boyfriend

The body is cut long and lean with vertical seaming and a belt to nip in the waist

Skirt: 18" from waist to hem

Well Documented Spring 1988 Valentino Haute Couture Silk Dress w Sweeping Dotted Train & Flower designer-george-halley The lace is hand appliedThis dress comes directly from the original couture client and is an exceptional example of Valentino's Haute Couture work that he was doing during the 1980s. Finding pieces from this time period is a rarity and I am very pleased to have this beautiful dress in the shop. I am also pleased to have found several documentations of the dress from that season. The dress is featured in the book "A Grand Italian Epic: Valentino Garavani" by Taschen, which is