Dramatic 1980s Nina Ricci Black Velvet & Silk Taffeta Dress w Fabulous Sleeves & Slit Skirt designer-chloe I love how all the

I love how all the edges have dangling beads - even around each cuff

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The dress is fully lined in a cream silk crepe in the same vivid pink through the bodice & a cream silky rayon through the skirt

I love how the stripes are set on both horizontal and vertical lines to highlight and emphasize the different parts of the cut of the dress

Dramatic 1980s Nina Ricci Black Velvet & Silk Taffeta Dress w Fabulous Sleeves & Slit Skirt designer-chloe I love how all theThis dress is from the Nina Ricci Haute Boutique demi couture label from the 1980s and it has that amazing eighties aesthetic to it. The Nina Ricci brand was founded in 1932, at 20 Rue de Capucines in Paris and quickly became one of the top couture ateliers in the world. In 1964, Grard Pipart succeeded Jules Franois Crahay, Nina Ricci's former designer assistant, as head of the brand. Over the following three decades, Pipart's couture vision