Chic 2000s Gianni Versace Bronze Gathered Silk Bodice Dress w an Elaborately Beaded Cut Out Front & Sweepimng Back designer-ceil-chapman There is a elastic that

There is a elastic that runs through the waist that is the same width as the rest of the dress

It looks to have never been worn and is like new

You can see in the ad shot how this allows your leg to show when you sit and it would do the same to a lesser degree when you walk

The colour is a earthy deep golden colour

were listed in the shop before they were pulled and lent out for  the "Politics of Fashion" 2014 -2015 Exhibit at the Toronto Design Exchange

Chic 2000s Gianni Versace Bronze Gathered Silk Bodice Dress w an Elaborately Beaded Cut Out Front & Sweepimng Back designer-ceil-chapman There is a elastic thatThis is a very glamorous Versace dress that dates to the early 2000s. The dress is made out of a deep bronze coloured silk that is flattering on almost all skin tones. It is a dress that is insanely sexy and bare feeling yet you are still very covered. it has a bit of a nod to the Loris Azzaro rung dresses and you have to wonder if that was its inspiration. The silk is just heavy enough to give the dress an amazing drape so that it falls perfectly