Spring 2001 Valentino Re-Edit of the Famous 1969 Haute Couture Printed Silk Dragon Dress designer-saks-fifth-avenue Running down the front is

Running down the front is a panel of silk velvet that runs down either side and then there is a tightly spaced row of buttons placed on both sides

This is an incredible dress set with all three original pieces that would be from when Marc Bohan was head of the Dior atelier

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The bodice is cut wide with an almost cape-like cut that curves up from the waist and into each wide 'sleeve'

The edges that go around the back have elastic set into it so it adjusts to fit perfect

Spring 2001 Valentino Re-Edit of the Famous 1969 Haute Couture Printed Silk Dragon Dress designer-saks-fifth-avenue Running down the front isIf there is a dress more instantly recognizable and famous then the Valentino dragon dress I am not sure what dress that might be. It is a star even among the many outstanding dresses that Valentino has created over the years. The Haute Couture version was first created to great fanfare in 1969 and we have included some of the many reference photos that can be found for that original version. Then for the spring of 2001, the Valentino atelier released