209 - PACO RABANNE - Haute Couture - circa 1994

PACO RABANNE - Haute Couture - circa 1994 An evening ensemble consisting of a strapless dress made of iridescent purple and gold silk and finely pleated, tightly gathered silk gazar; the tulip-shaped skirt is open at the front, from which two large iridescent panels extend, the boned bustier features a backless bodice made of silver plated metal mesh and gold and purple plastic, with the neckline richly adorned with four cascading garlands and fastened with a hook behind the nape of the neck The ensemble is completed by a snap-fastened bow at the lower back (Two small imperfections on the front; a few links are missing; the threads connecting the dress and the jeweled bodice have been cut; the hook at the back for fastening the jeweled bodice is missing)