Fall 2002 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 50 Deep Purple Silk Dress w Hand Applied Patchwork Corals & Oranges Documented in a similar version

Documented in a similar version by Helmut Newton

Chanel's iconic glass pearls are then looped through the cording on each side of the braiding

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It is an interesting one because it seems to have been an exclusive for the Amelia Gray shop in Beverly Hills

It is just a pretty little detail that softens the strong lines of the bodice

Fall 2002 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 50 Deep Purple Silk Dress w Hand Applied Patchwork Corals & Oranges Documented in a similar versionThe near twin of this dress walked the Fall 2002 runway for Look 50 in the collection. It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta. Photos from a Moroccan open air market were projected onto the stagefront and this is what set the tone for the show that season. In the review of the collection that year Vogue commented; 'There was a whiff of far flung exoticism throughout the collection almost every outfit got a touch of spice via