Oscar de La Renta 2002 High fashion dresses, Beautiful gowns, Gowns Oscar de la Renta 2010s Silk Purple Fit & Flare Dress w Maxi Shawl Oscar de la Renta Runway Resort 2009 Blue Silk Chiffon Strapless Oscar De La Renta Vogue Museum Runway SS 2011 Silk Gold Leaf Painted. The near twin of this dress walked the Fall 2002 runway for Look 50 in the collection. It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta. Photos from a Moroccan open air market were projected onto the stagefront and this is what set the tone for the show that season. In the review of the collection that year Vogue commented; 'There was a whiff of far flung exoticism throughout the collection almost every outfit got a touch of spice via embroidery, (or) a dusting of sequins. De la Renta ended as always, with a parade of great evening wear just a thing for midnight at the Medina.' The dress has this fabulous almost sculptural feel with is simple cut and that beautiful deep purple silk fabric. It's full coverage keeps it feeling very refined and elegant. The silk is a very high quality and feels very smooth to the touch. This fabric choice keeps it fairly light in weight but it still has enough structure to hold that gorgeous shape that you see. The neck is a shallow scoop and the bodice is cut to skim over you. The shoulders are shaped but soft and the sleeves are long and slightly taper down to the wrist. The waist is brought in through curved vertical seaming and the skirt falls from there to the floor. I love the patchwork panels that are added all the way around the lower hem. These are made up of a variety of embroidered silks and velvets that have the occasional mirrored embellishment worked within the embroidery. These run all the way around the hem and up and into the skirt. Underneath the top layer is a vivid pink underskirt with a stiffen hem and ruffle covering over that. I have taken a photo to show you how the very edge of this ruffle peaks out from underneath the outer hem of the skirt for an unexpected shot of vibrant colour. The underskirt helps add support and hold the fullness of the skirt. It adds a pretty sense of sweeping skirts as you walk away. Hidden pockets are set along each hip. The dress is fully lined in a vibrant pink silk. It closes with a hidden back set zipper and each sleeve has a hidden set zipper at its cuff. There is a tiny bit of stress to the center and one side seam near the waist at the back. Please see the photo after the label shot. The zipper has a tiny bit of stick when it hits the spot. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little at all. Tagged a Oscar de la Renta 4 Excellent condition Sleeves: 24" and are 12" around the upper arm Shoulders: 14. 5" Bust: to 17. 5" flat across from side seam to side seam Waist: to 13. 5" flat across from side seam to side seam Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam Total length: 61" from neck to bottom of the pink ruffled hem Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS SML Item# DD5606 Reference Photos: Fall 2002 Oscar de la Renta, Look 50. All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.