1960s Pierre Balmain Knit Lurex Pom Pom Mini Dress designer-vivienne-westwood hand placed so that it

hand placed so that it drapes perfectly when worn

The top is all classical renaissance - a deep raspberry velvet adds to the rich

A repair has been made along the back neckline and there is some shattering near the hook and eye at the front

The sleeves are show stoppers - each trails down dramatically past the hip and are left open along the entire inner sleeve

1960s Pierre Balmain Knit Lurex Pom Pom Mini Dress designer-vivienne-westwood hand placed so that itFor a very short period of time during the late 1960s and into the very early 1970s the house of Balmain had a wonderful line of knits 'Les Tricots Pierre Balmain Paris' that was their answer the the more casual needs of women of that era. The great lines and aesthetic of the house was still there and they were, like this one, more often glittering, lame infused affairs that were more 'over the top' then they were casual. Which is, of course, why they