The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• Limited production piece from the Fall 2013 collection
• Under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri & Pierpaolo Piccioli 
• Based on the original Fall 1968 looks that I have included here
• This famous print was inspired by the blue and white in Chinese vases. A Chanel dress from 1984 was in the MET's "China: Through the Looking Glass" exhibit and this dress is almost its twin.
• Strapless and hidden pockets on each hip
• Made out of a textured silk damask that has the blue embroidered directly into it so that it has a touch of texture and a 3-D effect on top of the silk underneath
• Built-in inner wired corset that zippers separately on its own and then the exterior of the dress zips over that
• The dress is new with tags and pristine

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips:to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 8.5" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 45.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 2013 Valentino, Look 43. Model Esther Heesch.  /  (2) Fall 2013 Valentino, Look 44. Model Sasha Luss.  /  (3) Models in Valentino, British Vogue, September 1968.  /  (4) Model in  Valentino Autumn 1968 Gown, photographed by Steven Meisel, 2015.  /  (5) The MET Exhibition "China: Through the Looking Glass", 2015.

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