Spring 2001 Valentino Re-Edit of the Famous 1969 Haute Couture Printed Silk Dragon Dress designer-michaele-vollbracht The cut is so simple

The cut is so simple - a sleeveless shift widens as it nears the hem leaving the body loose and easy

It is more of a true purple then the cornflower blue-purple it photoed as

The pants are flat fronted and nip into a tiny waist and then flare dramatically from there

The interior bodice is lightly boned

The color is more a vivid blue in person

Spring 2001 Valentino Re-Edit of the Famous 1969 Haute Couture Printed Silk Dragon Dress designer-michaele-vollbracht The cut is so simpleIf there is a dress more instantly recognizable and famous then the Valentino dragon dress I am not sure what dress that might be. It is a star even among the many outstanding dresses that Valentino has created over the years. The Haute Couture version was first created to great fanfare in 1969 and we have included some of the many reference photos that can be found for that original version. Then for the spring of 2001, the Valentino atelier released