Dramatic 1980s Nina Ricci Black Velvet & Silk Taffeta Dress w Fabulous Sleeves & Slit Skirt designer-chloe a lipstick and some money

a lipstick and some money and that's it

Waist: bias cut 14-18" flat across from side seam to side seam

Flap pockets are placed on the front of the coat

The dress is fully lined in a cream silk crepe in the same vivid pink through the bodice & a cream silky rayon through the skirt

Dramatic 1980s Nina Ricci Black Velvet & Silk Taffeta Dress w Fabulous Sleeves & Slit Skirt designer-chloe a lipstick and some moneyThis dress is from the Nina Ricci Haute Boutique demi couture label from the 1980s and it has that amazing eighties aesthetic to it. The Nina Ricci brand was founded in 1932, at 20 Rue de Capucines in Paris and quickly became one of the top couture ateliers in the world. In 1964, Grard Pipart succeeded Jules Franois Crahay, Nina Ricci's former designer assistant, as head of the brand. Over the following three decades, Pipart's couture vision