Exceptional c.1990 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Strapless Red & Black Silk Dress designer-sybil-connolly Length: 49" from shoulder to

Length: 49" from shoulder to hem

The bodice is lined and the skirt is unlined

Wearing the buttons to the front gives you a little bit of glitzy detail there and if you wear them to the back you get a more covered feel to the dress

It is easy to see why this was chosen for the ad campaign that year

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Exceptional c.1990 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Strapless Red & Black Silk Dress designer-sybil-connolly Length: 49" from shoulder toThis dress best matches the look of the collections that were being done around the 1990 time period. It was made under the creative direction of Gerard Pipart. The Nina Ricci brand was founded in 1932 at 20 Rue de Capucines in Paris. In 1964 Grard Pipart succeeded Jules Franois Crahay, Nina Ricci's former designer assistant, as head of the brand. Pipart, who had previously worked for Balmain, Fath, and Patou, brought a wide range of experience in all