The intro write up on Vogue said of this collection “She is a woman of the night and ready to have fun…she’s a little bit, how would I say, mysterious, and, um…." This was a long ummm... What was Alessandra Rich working up to? “She’s ready to party, that’s for sure.” Rich says in her clothes what she cannot quite bring herself to say in person. Her women are lionesses dressed as lambs. They look demure and think impure." The dress was shown in white for Look 22 on the runway. Caroline Vreeland wore that version for her wedding reception and between seeing that and the look on the runway and in the presentation you really can see how fabulous this dress is once on the body. 

This is a dress for someone that wants to make an entrance. It is about as showstopping a dress as you can possibly get. It is strapless across the bodice and has an inner boned and wire cupped bodice to help keep it in place once it is on the body. The main portion of the dress skims over the waist to just past the hips. This part of the dress is made from a black silk that has a bit of weight to it so that you are held in place and it is very flattering.  Warapping round the shoulders is the first explosion of black tulle that gives this dress all its drama. Multiple layers of tulle circle all the way around you and cover the entire upper bodice. The lower skirts pick up on that with a second huge pouf of tulle that begins at about the knee and then continues all the way to the floor. The lower skirt is done in two distinct tiers and the amount of fabric that keeps all that volume in place is incredible. I loved this dress when I saw it on the runway and I love it even more in this black more versatile version. The dress still has its original hang tag and was never worn. Excellent condition

There is a built in wired and boned corset that is lined in a black silk. The dress closes with a hidden set side zipper. The tulle that goes around the shoulders is attached to a strap that has elastic in it. Original hang tag attached. Tagged a modern 40

Straps: they go around the upper arm and will stretch from 11" to 14" around 
Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 52" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent:

Item# DD4818

Reference Photos: (1-2) Fall 2020 Alessandra Rich, Look 42.  /  (3) Carolina Vreeland in Alessandra Rich from Vogue.

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