Resort 2009 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 59 Strapless Coral Silk Dress w Full Bubble Hem Skirt Shop By Color The bodice is fitted and

The bodice is fitted and a draped chiffon panel curves over it on both the front and back

Each cuff has the same crystal buttons

While Vogue noted that the collection centered around patterns like 'line drawings'

The predominant part of the skirt is made from the leopard print and this is set on a curve at the hem that extends out to the side and to the back

I have tied it at the back so you really get a sense of the work on the front of the piece

Resort 2009 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 59 Strapless Coral Silk Dress w Full Bubble Hem Skirt Shop By Color The bodice is fitted and"It's a very happy collection," said a relaxed Oscar de la Renta as he greeted guests filing into 583 Park Avenue, a venue that had been transformed by Stefan Beckman into a sort of minty fresh aqua and white garden." is how the Vogue review of this collection started. They went on to say that "it was evening that was at the heart of this show. There was everything from a chocolate box assortment of L. B. D.'s to sleek hammered silk columns to a