Exquisite Resort 2016 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Embroidered Dress designer-bill-tice The gold on the buttons

The gold on the buttons show a tiny bit of patina

all on an light organza

The skirt closes with a Hidden set back zipper and the jacket buttons to close at the neck as described above

The skirt flows to the ground and adds to the feeling of lightness and romance

Shoulders: approx 15" but no true seams

Exquisite Resort 2016 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Embroidered Dress designer-bill-tice The gold on the buttonsThis dress is from the Fall 2016 Valentino collection and at this time both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were acting Creative Directors. It was a dress that was highly sought after and we found examples of the great Franca Sozzani wearing one along with Mo Abudu in another. Vogue raved abut this collection saying in part: "Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli's design signature by now is familiar. Their simple, covered up, almost