The Chloe LBD Guess When it Was Made....

Taking advantage of the clear out to bring to you this Couture dress from Chloe, I would love to hear what year you think this dress was made.  

The fabric

The dress is black silk crepe de chine, it is lined in the same and has a built in slip.

The details

It's an elegant little slip of a dress, and weighs close to nothing. The dress has princess lines on the front, two high slits that sit mid thigh, they never open completely but flash a bit of leg with a long gait, it has a hand picked center back zipper and hook and eye.  The straps have functioning buttonholes on the front with pearl buttons, the straps cross on the back.  On the inside in addition to the dress being fully lined, there is a built in slip.

 The front slit

 The back slit (underneath is the built in slip)

 The center back hook & eye and pick stitched zipper

 Crossed straps and center back slit

 A peek at the slip

 The dress is almost pretty enough to wear inside out

 Back construction slip - with elastic waist casing, seam allowance folded back and stitched and zig zag edge finish.

Bias Tubing detail to keep slip in place and can be used to adjust if necessary.

 Seam Allowance zig zag finish

Slip waist, front is flat with self taping, the back has elastic

 Front slit detail, from the slip side

 Back slip and zipper area