Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture by Oscar de la Renta Elaborate Jacket & Matching Skirt z-archive-2000s The velvet looks grubby and

The velvet looks grubby and dirty around the waist where hands would have touched it repeatedly and it has taken on a yellowish feel

Drop dead gorgeous bias cut silk dress from Bill Blass is in perfect condition and looks like it just stepped off the runway

Length: 41" from waist to hem with 4" turned under the hem

Overlay: follows the line so the inner drees and is a bit wider then the measurements above

Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture by Oscar de la Renta Elaborate Jacket & Matching Skirt z-archive-2000s The velvet looks grubby andA version with a pant walked the runway for the Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture collection. It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta. In 1993 Oscar de la Renta took over as Creative Director at Balmain where he designed the Haute Couture collections until 2002. The house had been floundering at that point and he had a huge impact on the reviving the sales of the couture pieces, mainly by catering to private clients, much like