Spectacular 1980s Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture Velvet Floral Cut Out Dress w Gold Metal Flowers designer-altuzarra Hand finishing throughout

Hand finishing throughout

There are skinny straps made of the same slinky nylon fabric - you can wear these tucked in if you wish and it instantly makes the dress strapless

That panel of tulle that falls from the shoulder gives it the most amazing movement and the slightest bit of air will pick it up and make it float around you

Each panel measures 9" across the widest part

It has a definite nod to the turn of the century but with a modern day nod to sexy with that button front

Spectacular 1980s Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture Velvet Floral Cut Out Dress w Gold Metal Flowers designer-altuzarra Hand finishing throughoutThis is a spectacular piece of true Haute Couture that we believe is from the early 1980s. It was made under the direction of Hubert de Givenchy The dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier. The fabric of the dress is a beautiful silk velvet that has been hand cut into an open cut out floral pattern. All of the edges of the flowers have been embroidered so that they are finished perfectly. There is an inner black silk fabric