Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice designer-bessi It will sit far better

It will sit far better on the proper sized girl

The lightness of the fabric combined with this fullness allows it to sweep and float around you when you move

The waist nips in and then the skirt falls in a wonderful full flowing column of net that has a soft movement to it

These gold pieces from the 2002 show are still instantly recognizable as being Prada

Like the other dress by Biba that I have in the shop right now

Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice designer-bessi It will sit far betterIn 1993 Oscar de la Renta took over as Creative Director at Balmain where he designed the Haute Couture collections until 2002. The house had been floundering at that point and he had a huge impact on the reviving the sales of the couture pieces, mainly by catering to private clients, much like Balmain had originally. It is extraordinary to think that Oscar never produced a Haute Couture line under his own label and these few short years at Balmain