evening dress & jacket
Summary
Lilac polyester crepe evening dress in slinky bias-cut retro style, reminiscent of a negligee. Shoulder straps, sleeveless bodice with v-shaped neckline, skirt flaring to floor-length hem, band of sequinned net embroidery vertically cf and applied across waist, fully lined with paler lilac petticoat, woven label on side seam, 'Valentino Roma'. Original price of £800 Matching lilac evening jacket in shiny acetate/polyester. Original shop swing tag priced at £659. Valentino Roma was launched in 2001 as a high quality diffusion range.
Object Name
evening dress & jacket
Creators Name
Date Created
2008
Dimensions
size: 6
accession number
2008.222
Collection Group
Place of creation
Rome
Medium
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