Resort 2009 Romantic Oscar De La Renta Black Lace Dress designer-loris-azzaro Couture level construction

Couture level construction

The skirt skims over the hip and then flares out in a series of perfect inset pleats that begin at the knee

the surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim

However there are 4 extra Pucci buttons sewn in the interior if you wish to switch them out for those

This particular one has a real forties feel to it that I love

Resort 2009 Romantic Oscar De La Renta Black Lace Dress designer-loris-azzaro Couture level constructionThis dress was Look 44 on the 2009 Resort Runway Collection. At the time, Oscar quoted to Style. com "It's a very happy collection", and indeed it was, filled with spectacular pieces like this. The dress is a sleeveless shift style dress fashioned from sheer layers of black and nude silk chiffon with top layers of black silk tulle. The outer layer is a black tulle outer with a fabulous applique of square black "sequins" mixed with squares of layered