Fabulous Fall 2015 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 51 Black & White Strapless Dress designer-emanuel-ungaro The embroidery completely circles the

The embroidery completely circles the dress and is a strong hit of color against its black backdrop

The huge balloon sleeves are a single layer of a printed silk organza and have a touch of transparency to them

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Just under the V at the front it is gathered and detailed with a small piping of fabric that gives the illusion of holding the gathers  there in place

Very seventies and very rare

Fabulous Fall 2015 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 51 Black & White Strapless Dress designer-emanuel-ungaro The embroidery completely circles theThe exact twin of this dress, with an optional belt at the waist, was shown on the Fall runway in 2015 for Look 51. In Vogue's review of the collection journalist Nicole Phelps noted the new guard that the brand was under that season saying; 'Tonight was the night. Peter Copping, Oscar de la Renta's handpicked successor, made his runway debut. De la Renta and Copping were to have worked side by side, but de la Renta's death, just days after Copping