Exquisite Fall 2003 Valentino Beaded Floral Bodice Dress w Ruffled Silk Chiffon Skirting designer-antony-price This would have been specialty

This would have been specialty screened and please take a moment to dwell over how each element of the printed design is worked perfectly into the construction of the dress - it's just masterful

This dress is a dream

These printed gowns were a Lanvin staple and the dress of the season in its day

Dior and Balenciaga

This change in weights of the silk is genius because it means that the way the silk moves in the skirts changes and you get more movement

Exquisite Fall 2003 Valentino Beaded Floral Bodice Dress w Ruffled Silk Chiffon Skirting designer-antony-price This would have been specialtyWhen searching for the date of this dress, we found a runway piece from Fall 2003 that has very similar ribbon edged detailing through the skirt. A dress from the Haute Couture collection that season also had a bodice with a similar feel that this dress has. We have included both of those references for you here. I love that you can get an idea of how well it moves by the runway video and I think that this dress is even better than the one that walked