Fall 1999 Christian Lacroix Runway Strapless Floral Silk Brocade Dress designer-bottega-veneta In a little hidden surprise

In a little hidden surprise the underside of each cuff

Jacques Heim took over the family business and started producing a line of couture that used original fabrics

It is an absolutely wonderful example of the mod feel of that era and hands down one of the best sixties dresses I have had in the shop

past the waist and ends just at the top of the hips

They have been captured mid-flight and seem about to fly off the pink backdrop

Fall 1999 Christian Lacroix Runway Strapless Floral Silk Brocade Dress designer-bottega-veneta In a little hidden surpriseThe Shrimpton Couture Archives From the Fall 1999 collection and Its twin walked the runway. The runway version had bows added at points where the skirt is gathered up and the model wore a spectacular head piece with the dress. It was one of my favourite looks in the show and its a truly wonderful dress. Under the creative direction of Christian Lacroix Made of a silk brocade that holds the colours and shape of the dress beautifully. The silk is woven