Exquisite Resort 2016 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Embroidered Dress designer-bill-tice The gold on the buttons

The gold on the buttons show a tiny bit of patina

Waist: to 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam and you can cinch in further with the belt

Hidden pockets allow for the perfect cool girl slouch

all on an light organza

It is very beautiful and deceptive in that despite its heavily worked appearance it is actually shockingly light

Exquisite Resort 2016 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Embroidered Dress designer-bill-tice The gold on the buttonsThis dress is from the Fall 2016 Valentino collection and at this time both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were acting Creative Directors. It was a dress that was highly sought after and we found examples of the great Franca Sozzani wearing one along with Mo Abudu in another. Vogue raved abut this collection saying in part: "Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli's design signature by now is familiar. Their simple, covered up, almost