Spring 2012 Ralph Lauren Purple Label Runway Look 53 Backless Ivory Jersey Dress w Pearl Belt designer-issey-miyake The silk jersey used is

The silk jersey used is so fine and so light

A high slit at the back allows you to walk despite the lean cut of that skirt

the inflation value of that in 2024 dollars is about $25

Haute Couture label in Rome in 1951

The skirt is gathered into pleats along the sides of the waist and then under that are offset tiers that fall all the way to the floor in a cascade of silk brocade

Spring 2012 Ralph Lauren Purple Label Runway Look 53 Backless Ivory Jersey Dress w Pearl Belt designer-issey-miyake The silk jersey used isThe twin of this dress walked the Spring 2012 Ralph Lauren Purple Label runway for Look 53. It was made under the creative direction of Ralph Lauren. The dress was also photoed for Vogue on Daria Werbowy and I love that it gives you the opportunity to see it on yet another person. The Purple Label from Ralph Lauren are the high end demi couture pieces the label creates. Ralph Lauren launched it in 1994 and the label was meant to be the pinnacle line