Incredible Fall 1994 Guy Laroche Haute Couture Runway Silk Hi Low Dress w Silk Chiffon Sleeves designer-mary-katrantzou Skirt: 45" from under bust

Skirt: 45" from under bust to hem

The sleeves are a single layer of the fabric and have elastics at each wrist so have the slightest balloon effect

A tiny bit of grubbiness to the seam under each arm on the inner lining

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Hidden under that fold is a very high slit from the hem up and when you walk

Incredible Fall 1994 Guy Laroche Haute Couture Runway Silk Hi Low Dress w Silk Chiffon Sleeves designer-mary-katrantzou Skirt: 45" from under bustThe near twin of this dress walked the Haute Couture runway for the Fall 1994 Guy Laroche collection. It was made under the creative direction of Michel Klein. It would have been made entirely by hand in the Paris atelier. Michel Klein took over the couture division in 1993 after Laroche's death and remained until 1996. The dress is made out of a very high quality beautiful silk that mixes three colours; a deep blue, a soft olive and a pale taupe. The