1989 Vicky Tiel Couture Metallic Gold Lame Gathered & Draped Strapless Dress z-archive-valentino It is a masterpiece of

It is a masterpiece of seaming - its literally pieced together

Lots of those fab period details - teeny gathers at the shoulders and stunning inset panels on the skirt created by more gathers at the top of each

The twin of this dress was photoed for Vogue that season

The dress has a silk base and then thousands of tiny matte and shiny gold sequins as well as tube beads have been applied to it to completely cover the dress

It slips over the head to wear so you have to be small enough to get it on without an opening as described above

1989 Vicky Tiel Couture Metallic Gold Lame Gathered & Draped Strapless Dress z-archive-valentino It is a masterpiece ofWe dated the dress to 1989 based on a very similar dress that is part of the MET Online Collection. Made under the creative direction of Vicky Tiel The dress has the added modern provenance of being worn by both Julianne Hough and by Liz Gillies. The dress is made of a metallic gold lame fabric that is light in weight so despite the elaborate construction of the dress. It is just heavy enough to hold the intended shape fabulously. The bodice is