Prettiest Spring 1990 Oscar De La Renta Deep Sapphire Blue Silk Chiffon Strapless Dress w Matching Cape designer-ossie-clark There is no lining under

There is no lining under the skirts

Inner lining hips: to 18

sleeves and bust and then skims out and over the waist and hips

The shoulders are cut straight across and quite wide and each is topped with a triangle of patent

These early Chapman pieces are very hard to come by and you can see the master draping techniques she employed in this piece

Prettiest Spring 1990 Oscar De La Renta Deep Sapphire Blue Silk Chiffon Strapless Dress w Matching Cape designer-ossie-clark There is no lining underThe Shrimpton Couture Archives The twin of this dress was shown on the runway for the Spring 1990 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta. This dress beautifully showcases the genius of Oscar de la Renta and the work that he was doing in this time period. The dress has a beautiful elegance to it and is quite striking. This sense of refinement is a constant in Oscar's work and I particularly love the earlier examples