Valentino Fall 2013 by Maria Grazia Chiuri & Pierpaolo Piccioli Strapless Blue & White Dress designer-janice-wainwright The top and skirt are

The top and skirt are unlined

So Lee's original design was re-issued in this ivory for the wedding collection

The skirt is classic wiggle and cut to follow every curve

Still hippie chic and cool but practical at the same time and the cut and elastic would have allowed a bit of room to grow

and then circles the collar

Valentino Fall 2013 by Maria Grazia Chiuri & Pierpaolo Piccioli Strapless Blue & White Dress designer-janice-wainwright The top and skirt areThe 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