Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice z-archive-1980s The belt itself hooks to

The belt itself hooks to close and has elastic near the closures so is very comfortable to wear

/  (6-8) Momona Tamada in this dress at the "Avatar: The Last Airbender" Premiere

Maria employed hundreds of seamstresses

Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seamHips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seamLength: 43" waist to hemInseam: 33

Fall 1996 Pierre Balmain by Oscar de la Renta Haute Couture Layered Silk Chiffon Dress w Embroidered Bodice z-archive-1980s The belt itself hooks toIn 1993 Oscar de la Renta took over as Creative Director at Balmain where he designed the Haute Couture collections until 2002. The house had been floundering at that point and he had a huge impact on the reviving the sales of the couture pieces, mainly by catering to private clients, much like Balmain had originally. It is extraordinary to think that Oscar never produced a Haute Couture line under his own label and these few short years at Balmain