Dreamy Spring 1987 Jacqueline de Ribes Runway & Ad Campaign Silk Chiffon Dot Dress w Black Velvet Bow Detailing designer-Fausto-Puglisi The skirt closes with a

The skirt closes with a side painted metal zipper and a large flat hook & eye inside the waist band

The top is cut loose with a hog neck and wide shoulders that softly form a small suggestion of a sleeve

The front has this same gathered effect that allows you to adjust how it falls and closes with matching silk fabric covered buttons at the center chest

There is no label present (this was not uncommon in the earlier pieces) but I have had it verified by the senior curator at the Royal Ontario Museum and guarantee it to be a Fortuny

The dress is made to be one long tube with two extra

Dreamy Spring 1987 Jacqueline de Ribes Runway & Ad Campaign Silk Chiffon Dot Dress w Black Velvet Bow Detailing designer-Fausto-Puglisi The skirt closes with aThe Shrimpton Couture Archives The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1987 collection. It can be very hard to date her pieces so it is exceptional to have the exact date for this one. It was made under the creative direction of Jacqueline de Ribes The dress was also the one chosen for the spring ad campaign making it a little extra special. I love that the reference photos here really show how fantastic this is once on the body. The