Demi-Couture Spring 1989 Nina Ricci Runway Dotted Silk Skirt & Silk Chiffon One Shoulder Top Set designer-claude-montana It is cut to skim

It is cut to skim over your curves and falls in an elegant sheath to the floor

Laroche once was quoted as saying “It is my intention to try and adapt haute couture to modern requirements: to make dresses that are simple and chic

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It is a wonderful example of the work Dior was doing in this time period and why they had such an influence in establishing the direction of design during this era

There are 4 or 5 Burrows dresses that I always look for and this dress is one of those

Demi-Couture Spring 1989 Nina Ricci Runway Dotted Silk Skirt & Silk Chiffon One Shoulder Top Set designer-claude-montana It is cut to skimThis is a phenomenal set whose twin walked the runway for the Spring 1989 Nina Ricci show. It was made under the creative direction of Gerard Pipart. The dress is interesting because it has the main label normal tags but inside it is almost completely made by hand and finished to a demi couture level. We often see this with pieces that were special ordered and made in the Paris atelier but where the client did not get fitted at the Couture atelier.