Easy to Wear Resort 2009 Lanvin by Alber Elbaz Look 4 Black Silk Strapless Dress Strapless The bodice drapes and is

The bodice drapes and is hand gathered with a wide cumberbund detail at the waist

Fully lined in a red silk though the bodice

and each row is made of costumed woman in various stages of a dance

An amazing set form Peggy Hunt

The show was presented the same day as the 2007 CFDA Awards where Oscar de la Renta was nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year which he won (tied with Proenza Schouler)

Easy to Wear Resort 2009 Lanvin by Alber Elbaz Look 4 Black Silk Strapless Dress Strapless The bodice drapes and isThe twin of this dress in pink was shown as Look 4 for the 2009 Resort collection. In their review Vogue said that "For his joyful Resort collection for Lanvin, Alber Elbaz was thinking not only of the "idea of vacation" but also of the "perfect American look of the fiftiesbut made in the wrong way." I love that and that expresses to me so much how his mind worked. It is just one of those dresses that is completely easy to wear and still feels