1970s Bullock's Wilshire Panne Velvet Print Dress designer-oscar-de-la-renta Layers of silk organza float

Layers of silk organza float over each other on this pretty floor length skirt

This dress was featured in a September 2010 issue of Hello Canada magazine

Bodice: 50" from mid-neck at the back to bottom hem

This is all hand set

The color is slightly paler and has a more pink undertone that how it photoed

1970s Bullock's Wilshire Panne Velvet Print Dress designer-oscar-de-la-renta Layers of silk organza floatThe very nature of panne velvet is part of what gives this dress its opulent feel. The pile is all set on one direction and lies very flat on the surface giving it a high gloss finish. This "glossing" treatment only adds and picks up the print and shows it off to its best advantage. It has a slight stretch to it allowing the upper portion of the dress to fit snugly and then it glides over the waist and hips to a flared A line. Love the exaggerated