Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice z-archive-1980s Length: 58" from top of

Length: 58" from top of shoulder to front hem

It appears it have never been worn

Note that it was too small for my mannequin and it does of course zipper and close properly

The pants are flat fronted with an elastic running through the waist for comfort and easy fit

Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice z-archive-1980s Length: 58" from top ofIn 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 Balmain had originally. It is extraordinary to think that Oscar never produced a Haute Couture line under his own label and these few short years at Balmain