Prettiest Fall 2006 Original Mr. Valentino Purple Print Ruffled Skirt & Plunging Halter Top Dress Set z-archive-blues The body of the coat

The body of the coat is a textured chenille velvet that does an incredible job of mimicking astrakhan

almost neon tomato red color with its orange undertone

/  (3) From the book "Chanel: Catwalk"

The shoulders are rounded and you will note that there are no seams around the arm

The entire piece has the sculptural feel of the Balenciaga pieces of the day

Prettiest Fall 2006 Original Mr. Valentino Purple Print Ruffled Skirt & Plunging Halter Top Dress Set z-archive-blues The body of the coatThis set is from the Fall 2006 collection for Valentino. The dress was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino. The near twin of this piece was worn by Kerry Washington that same year. This is a very interesting dress because of it strong tie in to both past and future Valentino. The first time this print was used by the house was in 1970. Mr. Valentino revisited it for this fall 2006 collection and then Pierpaolo used the