Museum Held 1969 Courreges Black Silk Organza Ruffle Detailed Dress designer-john-galliano On the 2008 Resort runway

On the 2008 Resort runway for Chanel this was shown in a longer

It is a vibrant peach mixed with gold thread stripes and they are set in a downward slant so that you look longer

Most did not survive as they were meant to be worn and disposed of

Bodice: 23" from top of bodice to waist

The fabric itself is wonderful and unusual

Museum Held 1969 Courreges Black Silk Organza Ruffle Detailed Dress designer-john-galliano On the 2008 Resort runwayThis is a remarkable example of his Courrege and his more extravagant work during that time period. I know we more often associate his work with very mod, strict lines but he also did many dramatic pieces like this using silks and organza's and I am sometimes more excited to find these then the more common mod feeling ones. A version of this one is held at the Munchner Stadtmuseum making it even more special. This beautiful dress made out of a feather