Important Spring 1997 Gianni Versace Well Documented Runway Dress w Heart Print by Jim Dine z-archive-1960s dramatic shoulder drapes

dramatic shoulder drapes

The top uses the same layering technique of the three colors that the skirt has

Saint Laurent never had to think about anything except designing dresses

This allows your skin to peek through

Each one is cut to sit far off and down your shoulder and is trimmed with a silk satin ribbon finish around the upper opening

Important Spring 1997 Gianni Versace Well Documented Runway Dress w Heart Print by Jim Dine z-archive-1960s dramatic shoulder drapesI always love finding original Versace pieces from when Gianni was alive and headed the label. This is a fantastic piece by him whose twin walked the Spring 1997 runway for Look 30 on none other than the great Stella Tennant. A piece in this sane print was chosen for the ad campaign that year and the twin of this dress was a part of the 2001 Versace exhibit. This was the last spring Ready to Wear collection that Versace worked on before his death