Documented Resort 1978 Oscar de la Renta Backless Black Silk & Lace Dress w Full BalloonmSleeves Whites & Creams Item# DD1273

Item# DD1273

This helps to add shape and interest to the bodice and shows the remarkable amount of workmanship that went into dresses from this time period

It gets covered with the beads and is stable

In particular Japan and China began to export and sell pieces that they made specifically for the tourist market

I suspect that the fabric on the exterior is over 100 years old so in antique terms it is still in amazing condition

Documented Resort 1978 Oscar de la Renta Backless Black Silk & Lace Dress w Full BalloonmSleeves Whites & Creams Item# DD1273Oscar was known for his beautiful and feminine designs and this dress really showcases that. With our modern day obsession with all things eighties and nineties this play on proportions and fabrics still feels extremely of this moment fashion wise. Oscar had an amazing sense of aesthetics and his genius was in making women look and feel beautiful. I love that we found an amazing backstage shot of it from the runway show that let us date it. It is very