1990s Gianni Versace Lame Maxi designer-leonard-paris Gorgeous embroidered silk Chinese export

Gorgeous embroidered silk Chinese export shawl that is from the twenties

This dress is from that time period and it is a beauty

Total length: 43" from mid-back to bottom hem

dramatic shoulder drapes

There is a similar dress in feel and construction residing at the V&A Museum from that same collection

1990s Gianni Versace Lame Maxi designer-leonard-paris Gorgeous embroidered silk Chinese exportA simple cut is offset by dramatic fabric! A stunning lightweight lame has been used in this simple skinny strapped halter dress. The material itself has a snakeskin like print running through it in a coppery gold with an undertone of pink that makes it glint and gleam when the light catches it! The straps are the same fabric as the dress and there is a nice V plunge in the front and back is left bare and fairly low. The dress skims over the body and