Spring 2004 Valentino Black Silk Bias Cut Dress w Open Side Lace Up Cut Out designer-yuki 1973 featuring a young Catherine

1973 featuring a young Catherine Deneuve and am certain that this is the twin of this dress

The bodice has a high neck and beautifully cut sleeves that widen as they near the wrist

I love how the curves of the dress work in combination with each other and make the design beautiful to look at no natter what angle you see it from

Even the buttons are special - they are little domed open filigree buttons over a black base

Spring 2004 Valentino Black Silk Bias Cut Dress w Open Side Lace Up Cut Out designer-yuki 1973 featuring a young CatherineThe twin of this dress in white walked the runway for Look 76 for the Spring 2004 show. During this period Mr. Valentino was still in charge and designing for his self named label. I love that I have tons of photos and the video of it so you can see just how fantastic this dress is on the body. It is a killer dress. The show was a huge success and the Vogue review for this collection stated in part; "When the fashion chat is all about the "new