Pre-Fall 2013 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Look 65 Black Silk Pleated Dress designer-bill-gibb Bust- hem: to 21" from

Bust- hem: to 21" from side seam to side seam

An attached velvet ribbon sit on one hip and wraps around you to tie in a bow on the other side

Alaia pieces are remarkably easy to move in and have more ease to them then some of the other 'bandage' dresses from other designers of this time period who were doing similar body conscious dresses

It curves over the hips and then flows to the floor as it widens out

Pre-Fall 2013 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Look 65 Black Silk Pleated Dress designer-bill-gibb Bust- hem: to 21" fromThe Shrimpton Couture Archives The twin of the dress in an ivory walked the runway for the Pre fall 2013 Chanel show Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld The show was held in Edinburgh Scotland and had a distinctive reference to the kilt which you see clearly on the bodice detailing on the bodice Lace straps curve over each shoulder and run around the top edge of the bodice The top of the dress has closed pleats that open at the waist and