Spring 2016 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Runway Elephant Printed Cotton Dress designer-loris-azzaro Item# S739

Item# S739

The inner foundation garment does have some stretch

The program notes told the audience of the Spring 2009 runway show that Mcqueen had been thinking of Charles Darwin's theory of the survival of the fittest and 'the deleterious results of industrialization on the natural world'

The matching silk fabric belt hook and ties into place to cinch in the waist

The front wraps over itself and buttons in at the waist

Spring 2016 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Runway Elephant Printed Cotton Dress designer-loris-azzaro Item# S739The twin of this dress as well as a similar second version walked the runway for Looks 48 & 54 in the Spring 2016 runway. It was made under the creative direction of both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. The show was based on Africa as its inspiration and at this period of time the world was watching refugees attempting the journey to Italy. In the Vogue review for this collection Maria and Pierpaulo were quoted as saying; 'We probably feel