Rare 1977 Madame Gres Haute Couture Dress & Cape in a Deep Green Silk Taffeta designer-nina-ricci Hips: open to 26" flat

Hips: open to 26" flat across from side seam to side seam

It is cut with a long inverted front pleat that allows it to look sleek when you stand still but has lots of movement and volume once you move

model on right in Scaasi

and indeed at first glance it appears to be a brocade

Considering the rarity of color and label I do not consider these overt flaws

Rare 1977 Madame Gres Haute Couture Dress & Cape in a Deep Green Silk Taffeta designer-nina-ricci Hips: open to 26" flatMadame Gres' work has had profound effects on Haute Couture and her influence still resonates to this day. Her attention to detail, master draping techniques and respect for the female form is unparalleled. She was known for designing and creating garments directly on her models and this became a signature of her work. She opened her first atelier, La Maison Alix in 1932. A partnership briefly changed the house's name to Alix Barton and then the label