Fall 2012 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Silk Crepe Dress w Front Plunge z-archive-yvessaintlaurent 5" from neck to the

5" from neck to the front hem

This was an extremely hard dress to show properly on a dress form but once on the body it is 10X better because of the movement that lower skirt creates and the way it will fall over an actual body

Its simple exterior belies the masterful construction inside as you expect from a piece from Prada

That means that very few were produced and it was a very hard dress to get

It becomes an integral design detail in itself

Fall 2012 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Silk Crepe Dress w Front Plunge z-archive-yvessaintlaurent 5" from neck to theThis dress is from the Fall 2012 Valentino collection and at this time both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were acting Creative Directors. It is interesting to see the pieces that they did in these earlier years. This was a dress that was produced for retail in black, red and white. It has the feel of Looks 25 & 48 from the runway with that deep plunge at the front that is really fantastic. The show was a huge success and the Vogue review