Valentino Fall 1988 Haute Couture designer-burberry Silk lined pockets are hidden

Silk lined pockets are hidden along the outer side seams and the collar is neat with a notched front

” This dress would have been made during the Beene years so has a double dose of fashion history as it is a fabulous example of the Traina label and a very early example of Beene's work as a young designer

A gold lame piping highlights the cotton design of the dress and adds a bit of glitz

Item# DD5024

Note the hem with is suspended band of fabric - each stitch placed by hand

Valentino Fall 1988 Haute Couture designer-burberry Silk lined pockets are hiddenThe Shrimpton Couture Archives Reference Photo: Fall 1988 Valentino Haute Couture.