Fall 1994 Documented Vivienne Westwood Riding Suit designer-balenciaga Bodice: 12" from top of

Bodice: 12" from top of shoulder to waist

When you need a dress that will def not be subtle this is a great choice

This used much more fabric then a conventional dress so even though it has no label that is a great clue that it is a potential designer piece

This is a spectacular little jacket that is most likely late fifties and would have been the equivalent of numbered ready to wear at the time - demi couture if you will

The pelts are very soft and supple  and are thick enough that the leather panels between the pelts are barely seen

Fall 1994 Documented Vivienne Westwood Riding Suit designer-balenciaga Bodice: 12" from top ofThis suit is the twin of the suit featured in the 2006 Metropolitan Museum exhibit "Anglomani". The Museum says of that exhibit: "AngloMania focuses on British fashion from 1976 to 2006, a period of astounding creativity and experimentation. Over the past thirty years, British fashion has been defined by a knowing and self conscious historicism. In their search for novelty, designers have looked to past styles with an appetite that is as audacious as