Early 1980s Madame Gres Silver Thread Ruffled Floral Print Maxi Skirt designer-jean-louis-scherrer (See more here)

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It is just exquisitely made

It is like wearing an exotic neck-piece on your dress and gives it a chic but dramatic feel

Hips: 20" flat across the back from seam to seam

and really this one design from the label is the only one that has stood the test of time

Early 1980s Madame Gres Silver Thread Ruffled Floral Print Maxi Skirt designer-jean-louis-scherrer (See more here)Madame Gres' work has had profound effects on Haute Couture and her influence still resonates to this day. Her attention to detail, master draping techniques and respect for the female form is unparalleled. She was known for designing and creating garments directly on the models and the results were spectacular. She first opened her atelier, La Maison Alix in 1932. A partnership briefly changed the house's name to Alix Barton and then the label went