Gorgeous Fall 2003 Valentino Densely Beaded Bias Cut Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-hollys-harp baby soft knit that is

baby soft knit that is shot through with gold metallic thread every 1/4 inch and then a brilliant

with approx 2" turned under both hems

This dress is entirely covered with hundreds of thousands of glass beads and yet it drapes and sits on the body in a very balanced way

Meant to sit off shoulder

Gorgeous Fall 2003 Valentino Densely Beaded Bias Cut Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-hollys-harp baby soft knit that isWhen searching for the date of this dress, we found a runway piece from Fall 2003 that has very similar bead work through the skirt and was shown with a different bodice at the front, but with the same crossed over strap open cut back. I love that you can get an idea of how well it moves by the runway video. It is truly a beautiful and extraordinary dress and a gorgeous example of the work the original Mr. Valentino was doing for his self named label.