Museum Held 1975 Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture One Shoulder Silk Dress w Matching Cape designer-maurice Hand placed zipper and the

Hand placed zipper and the lining is finished by hand as well

Item# DD749

I see what looks like a small repair to the chiffon under each arm

In person this coat present as far more of a white piece with colorful "embroidery" feeling pattern woven through the fabric

This is the ready to wear version of what walked the runway for the Fall 1992 Haute Couture show

Museum Held 1975 Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture One Shoulder Silk Dress w Matching Cape designer-maurice Hand placed zipper and theThe twin of this dress is held in the permanent archives of The Metropolitan Museum. It would not surprise me to find out that these were the only two samples of this dress in existence. True Haute Couture pieces were never produced in any significant quantities. The dress is as wearable now as it was when first made and feels very modern. It is entirely finished by hand and is from the time period when the house was run by Hubert de Givenchy himself.