Valentino Black Lattice Evening Gown, SS 1999 Accessories Incredible silhouette

Incredible silhouette

Prada silk shift dress

early 2000s (most likely 2003)

This dress has tremendous weight and stretch to it

This dress was a press sample from the SS 2008 commercial collection

Valentino Black Lattice Evening Gown, SS 1999 Accessories Incredible silhouetteValentino black silk evening gown, Spring Summer 1999 Modelled by Fernanda Tavares on the runway Full length black skirt in raw silk Bodice is fitted and is made of a nude silk under layer which is overlaid with black silk corded ribbon work, crisscrossing across the front in a geometric lattice pattern This corded detailing continues around the bodice, with a concealed side zip on the left Throughout the bodice, there is also a dotted mesh layer