Gorgeous 1980s Valentino Haute Couture Black & Ivory Silk Print Plunging Halter Dress designer-ted-lapidus The top skims over the

The top skims over the bust and has little gathers and pointed seam work just under the bust to emphasize

The stiffening net that is used in the inner most hem has broken strands and is torn in places but it is only the netting and not the fabric it is attached to

The silk chiffon that it is made from is very light in weight and adds to the airy feeling of the piece

The neck is high and the sleeves are cut quite wide with a pretty ruffled finish

Gorgeous 1980s Valentino Haute Couture Black & Ivory Silk Print Plunging Halter Dress designer-ted-lapidus The top skims over theThis is a gorgeous Valentino Haute Couture dress from the early to mid 1980s. It is beautifully made and a wonderful example of Valentino's Haute Couture work that he was doing during this time period. I love this backless version with its low front plunge. It is a little sexier then some of his couture work tends so be but it still has that refined elegance that you would expect from him combined with a bit of pure drama created in that moment when