Late 1970s Early 1980s Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture Gold Embroidered Off Shoulder Dress designer-estevez The bodice plunges at the

The bodice plunges at the front and seems suspended but only a tiny strap at the back leaving the entire back bare

Filly lined in black silk crepe with a full built in foundation though the bodice that is silk lined

March 2017

It will not close on my mannequin or on a size 6 dressmakers dress form

It has a high neckline and little ruffled cuffs that are caught up in a detail of that same braiding that runs down the front

Late 1970s Early 1980s Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture Gold Embroidered Off Shoulder Dress designer-estevez The bodice plunges at theHubert de Givenchy moved to Paris in 1942 where he worked for Jacques Fath, then Elsa Schiaparelli, and eventually Cristobal Balenciaga. Givenchy often attributed much of his later success to the years with to Mr Balenciaga and what he learned while there. In 1952, Givenchy founded his namesake house in Paris and quickly rose to fame as one of the great couturiers of our time. I am always pleased to find any of his Haute Couture work as it is so rare.