Spring 1999 Oscar de la Renta Strapless Silk Taffeta Dress w Elaborate Back Skirt mao-hide Running down and over the

Running down and over the skirt is a trail of leaves

Note that there are missing appliques and beads - mostly across the shoulders - you could steal from the body of the dress here and there and fill

The skirt crosses over and is cut so the hem follows a soft curve as it comes around the back and then up on both sides to meet the waist

A touch less turquoise then how it photoed on real life

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Spring 1999 Oscar de la Renta Strapless Silk Taffeta Dress w Elaborate Back Skirt mao-hide Running down and over theFor the Spring 1999 collection Oscar did a series of separates and dresses that featured these dramatic trained silk taffeta skirts. There were several variations shown on the runway and I have included some of those here. Ashley Judd wore a red sleeved version of the dress to the VH1 Divas Live event. She then changed and wore the skirt and jacket version to the after party at the Beacon Theatre in New York. The Met Museum holds a piece from this