Exceptional Spring 1997 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Runway Black & White Strapless w Beaded Details designer-stella-mccartney Reference photo: Jean Patou L'Officiel

Reference photo: Jean Patou L'Officiel Spring 1977

Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set zipper up one side

The dress is made of a very light in weight silk chiffon in a pale green

We have had print dresses in the shop in the past from the early to-mid 1970s and I feel that this is most likely the correct era for this dress

In 1985 People Magazine declared her to be 'the Queen of the strapless dress' and her dresses were a favourite on the red carpet

Exceptional Spring 1997 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Runway Black & White Strapless w Beaded Details designer-stella-mccartney Reference photo: Jean Patou L'OfficielThe twin of this dress walked the Spring 1997 Haute Couture collection. It was made under the creative direction of Gerard Pipart. The Nina Ricci brand was founded in 1932 at 20 Rue de Capucines in Paris. In 1964 Grard Pipart succeeded Jules Franois Crahay, Nina Ricci's former designer assistant, as head of the brand. Pipart, who had previously worked for Balmain, Fath, and Patou, brought a wide range of experience in all aspects of fashion to the