Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Ruffle Dress designer-stephen-burrows It is impeccably constructed and

It is impeccably constructed and cut to follow a girl's curves but in a fresh and innocent kind of way

It is such a significant piece that when Valentino held his 2007 retrospective at the Ara Pacis

It is stable but will go eventually

The coat widens as it reaches the bottom hem so waist and hips are open

Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Ruffle Dress designer-stephen-burrows It is impeccably constructed andI love this dress. Trigere is one of my favorite designers and this piece is a really special and dramatic dress. The base is a fine wool and it is cut to nip in at the waist done by vertical seaming and clever inverter pleats at the waist seams and ends in a somewhat swingy A line skirt. It has the most dramatic sleeve shoulder detail in silk taffeta they are huge ruffles that create that dramatic silhouette. The skirt picks up that ruffle detail and