Exceptional Spring 1997 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Runway Black & White Strapless w Beaded Details designer-stella-mccartney What makes this dress extra

What makes this dress extra special is the addition of the bows and the way the straps are set

Reference photo: Jean Patou L'Officiel Spring 1977

We have had print dresses in the shop in the past from the early to-mid 1970s and I feel that this is most likely the correct era for this dress

The dress is made of a very light in weight silk chiffon in a pale green

Exceptional Spring 1997 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Runway Black & White Strapless w Beaded Details designer-stella-mccartney What makes this dress extraThe twin of this dress walked the Spring 1997 Haute Couture collection. 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 range of experience in all aspects of fashion to the