1990s Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Black Off Shoulder Dress w Hand Quilted Floral Skirt z-archive-pierrebalmain Shallow pockets along each hip

Shallow pockets along each hip and there is light padding in each shoulder

The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2016 runway for Look 34

5" flat across from side seam to side seamHips: openBodice: 15" from shoulder to waist

Angela Missoni said that she 'looked at Chinese porcelain and British pottery

I love the coiled brass buttons that circle little black drops

1990s Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Black Off Shoulder Dress w Hand Quilted Floral Skirt z-archive-pierrebalmain Shallow pockets along each hipThis dress best matches the look of the collections that were being done in and around the late 1980s to the early mid 1990s. 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