1996 Hanae Mori Haute Couture Hand Beaded Silk Chiffon & Printed Silk Dress designer-biba Excellent condition with normal patina

Excellent condition with normal patina to the gold

a fabric that he preferred because of the way it moved and took color

The skirt is a simple pencil silhouette that falls to just below the knee

The front has this same gathered effect that allows you to adjust how it falls and closes with matching silk fabric covered buttons at the center chest

It is very easy to wear

1996 Hanae Mori Haute Couture Hand Beaded Silk Chiffon & Printed Silk Dress designer-biba Excellent condition with normal patinaIn 1996, the same year this gown was made, Hanae Mori was awarded the Order of Culture by the Emperor of Japan. This after a long and lustrous career that included becoming the first Japenese women to become a member of Le Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Parisienne in 1977. In the Encyclopedia of Fashion they say of her work: ". examples used bright hot colors, juxtaposed in one ensemble to provide interest, bringing a strong Japanese feel to