Dreamy Spring 1984 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Runway Red Linen & Black Dress w Open Bow Back Tops I love this little detail

I love this little detail as it adds an unexpected touch of skin at the sides but in a very elegant way

The bodice is cut to skim over the chest with a wide cut neckline

In person you get more of a sense of a muted flat gold feel to it then you do in the photos

It is held in place by that inner corset and then it skims over the waist and down to the hips

Dreamy Spring 1984 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Runway Red Linen & Black Dress w Open Bow Back Tops I love this little detailI just had the near twin of the dress in the shop a couple of months ago and I am very pleased to find this version so quickly. It is a stunning dress and shows the softer, more romantic side of Lanvin from this time period. This was designed by Jules Francois Crahay, who headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964 1984. In the book Lanvin by Rizzoli, there is a lovely forward from Alber Elbaz, that noted that the Spring 1984 was Crahay's last RTW collection