Fall 1985 Valentino Haute Couture Silk Crepe with Black Velvet & Crystal Bow Dress designer-sonia-rykiel As his career progressed he

As his career progressed he became more well known for his use of jerseys but earlier pieces often incorporated the use of prints

The neck at the from is cut high and scooped and simple

over-sized and in perfect unworn condition in their original case

Large signed gilt metal "chandeliers" feature genuine hematite stone cabochons and 'jet' Swarovski crystals

It is as fitted a dress as you can ask for and almost micro mini short

Fall 1985 Valentino Haute Couture Silk Crepe with Black Velvet & Crystal Bow Dress designer-sonia-rykiel As his career progressed heThis is a beautiful example of Valentino's Haute Couture work that he was doing during the 1980s. The bow in particular was an important element of the collections that year and it is the highlight on this dress. We were able to find the runway photo of this look as worn by the beautiful Amalia Vairelli which shows you just how gorgeous the dress is once it is on an actual body. The dress comes directly from the original couture client and is in