Fall 2012 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Silk Crepe Dress w Front Plunge z-archive-yvessaintlaurent Pipart was asked about the

Pipart was asked about the state of couture upon his arrival to Nina Ricci and I love his reply

It becomes an integral design detail in itself

adjustable

Around the waist it is completely embroidered with a black silk fine cording

If you are one you probably just died a bit when you saw this one

Fall 2012 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Silk Crepe Dress w Front Plunge z-archive-yvessaintlaurent Pipart was asked about theThis dress is from the Fall 2012 Valentino collection and at this time both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were acting Creative Directors. It is interesting to see the pieces that they did in these earlier years. This was a dress that was produced for retail in black, red and white. It has the feel of Looks 25 & 48 from the runway with that deep plunge at the front that is really fantastic. The show was a huge success and the Vogue review