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• It's twin walked the runway for Fall 2004 and is a very famous Valentino dress
• Under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino
• Pierpaolo later remade this dress as an homage but this is the original version
• Strapless and made out of a red silk
• A panel runs down the front and the bodice is gathered into that. Two large flowers sit on each hip.
• The skirt has extra panels and fabric work in all around the back and flares out and moves dramatically when you walk
• Fully lined in a red silk with an inner lightly boned corset piece that zips on its own
• It zips to close over that with the zipper following one of the side seams
• Excellent overall condition with some minor stress to the fabric on either side of the zipper and couple light dots on the front panel. Please see the photos after the label shot.

Bust: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 51" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS - this is tiny! 

Reference Photos: (1-4) Fall 2004 Valentino, Look 53. Model Caroline Trentini.  /  (5-6) Penelope Cruz in Valentino at the 2004 David Di Donatello Movie Awards.

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