Romantic Resort 2015 Valentino by Pierpaolo & Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Cotton Embroidered Dress w Flower Belt designer-ted-lapidus April 2007

April 2007

It is very hard to find photos from these earlier collections and having that additional documentation makes this dress that much more special

She launched her label in 1981 and prior to that had been known as a style setter

The back is done in direct contrast to the coverage of the front

This gives the dress its phenomenal extra volume at the back

Romantic Resort 2015 Valentino by Pierpaolo & Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Cotton Embroidered Dress w Flower Belt designer-ted-lapidus April 2007The twin of this dress in black was shown as Look 15 for the 2015 Resort presentation. It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. In the Vogue review for this collection they said: "Monastic, artistocratic, modest, and even prim have been terms applied to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli's Valentino almost since they took over in 2009." l absolutely love this dress. It is well documented and it is