Early 1980s Pink Silk Dotted Valentino Day Dress designer-norman-hartnell Buckle detailing on the strap

Buckle detailing on the strap allows you to change the length lightly

and the skirt is surprisingly full - cut much like a fifties swing skirt with lots of yardage

Shoulders: set wide and dropped - no true seam

Carolyn Murphy wore this on the runway (picture below and in the reference video) and with nothing under it but that G-string that the gold G is mounted onto it and it brought down the house

It can be used as a chic beach cover up or as the lingerie piece it was originally intended to be

Early 1980s Pink Silk Dotted Valentino Day Dress designer-norman-hartnell Buckle detailing on the strapQuintessential Valentino day wear, this dress has all the elements that made women crazy for that Valentino look. I love the dots the white dot is perfect screened onto the soft pink silk crepe base. The skirt is cut to skim the hips and flares out dramatically with a ton of fullness creating those beautiful soft pleats that you see. The bodice is also cut to skim and sit loosely over the bodice with squared off shoulders that give it a touch of the