Fall 1995 Zandra Rhodes 'The Fairy Collection' Hand Painted Metallic Gold Lace & Silk Dress designer-chloe Bottom: Suit on display at

Bottom: Suit on display at the Grace Kelly 2016 Matsuya Ginza Exhibition in Tokyo

The base fabric is a black silk crepe chiffon

The process of how the fabric was made is quite interesting

Length: 41" from waist to hem with 3

I happened across a photo from 1976 that has a Ricci dress in a very similar print

Fall 1995 Zandra Rhodes 'The Fairy Collection' Hand Painted Metallic Gold Lace & Silk Dress designer-chloe Bottom: Suit on display atZandra Rhodes is one of my favourite designers and I love that we were able to verify this one and date it. When hunting for the date we found a runway photo that is perhaps not the best runway photo ever but it does effectively date the address to the Fall 1995 'Fairy' collection. She showed the collections during London Fashion Week at the Dickins & Jones department store on Oxford Street. The collection was meant to represent a whimsical magical