Prettiest Fall 2006 Chloe Ivory Dress Silk Chiffon Strapless Dress w Sash Waist Detail designer-mary-katrantzou The entire bodice has been

The entire bodice has been hand painted and you can actually feel and see the paint on top of the silk

The top is fitted and the fabric gathered and ruched over the bust and then gathered into the back zipper

The silk metallic brocade fabric is amazing - gold threads mix with chocolates and a deep red coral creating whose different finish threads create different textures and weaves so you get a subtle 3D effect and the raised bits become another dimension to the design

Each shoulder has very light padding and each cuff has a hidden set zipper

Alber Elbaz cited Acapulco as an inspiration for the collection and you can see that in the bright floral print of this dress

Prettiest Fall 2006 Chloe Ivory Dress Silk Chiffon Strapless Dress w Sash Waist Detail designer-mary-katrantzou The entire bodice has beenThis is a very very pretty little dress from the Fall 2006 Chloe collection The dress is strapless and gathered across the bodice in a series of soft gathers that wrap around to the back. Inside there is light boning and structure to hold the dress around you. The waist nips in under that and gathers extend slightly past that just above the top of the hip. Some of the chiffon has been gathered along one side of the waist and then a wide deeper ivory