1970s Demi-Couture Black Velvet Tiered Lanvin Dress designer-donald-brooks Item# D481

Item# D481

I am in absolute love with it - the color

The skirt has an elastic waist and is very generous in cut

This "slashed" and cut out one shoulder design is well documented when it made its original appearance on the 1988-89 runway

I love how the edges are all rounded and scalloped at the neck

1970s Demi-Couture Black Velvet Tiered Lanvin Dress designer-donald-brooks Item# D481A luxurious, rich black velvet maxi dress has a stunning long and slim cut accented by a wonderful tiered skirt and side plunging neckline. This gown by Lanvin is stunning in its simplicity and the richness of the velvet adds to that. I am so pleased to see velvet being used more and more frequently on the runways now as it really opens the door for vintage versions like this once again. The dress flows to the floor in a widening fall of velvet