Rare Spring 1978 Philippe Venet the Haute Couture Runwau Sample Pale Mint Silk One Shoulder Dress designer-holly-harp The skirt has a banded

The skirt has a banded waist and falls to the floor under that

I do not consider this to be a flaw and any tiny areas only add to the patina of this outstanding dress

doesn't really need a label to justify how amazing it is

In order to preserve it in as true a condition as possible it was cold treated to museum standards rather then having it go through a dry cleaning process

Rare Spring 1978 Philippe Venet the Haute Couture Runwau Sample Pale Mint Silk One Shoulder Dress designer-holly-harp The skirt has a bandedThis is the actual runway sample piece that walked the runway for the Spring 1978 Philippe Venet show. It was made under the creative direction of Philippe Venet. The dress has it proper Couture tag and its handwritten tag designating its show number and the model. I love that we found a reference photo so you can see how fantastic this dress is once it is on an actual body. Philippe Venet apprenticed to a local tailor who was authorized to make