1997 Dries Van Noten Metallic Sweater Dress designer-suzy-perette Fully lined in hot pink

Fully lined in hot pink silk and lightly boned through the bodice

From top to bottom fine gold thread has been worked through the silk in vertical rows and gives the dress a subtle shimmer when you move

The silk is feather light - you could probably pull this dress through a decent size ring its so fine a silk

It's fabulous day piece that you can mix and match with other pieces

1997 Dries Van Noten Metallic Sweater Dress designer-suzy-perette Fully lined in hot pinkBased on the label and the fabric and after some research, I am fairly certain that this is from the 1997 collection. That collection featured knits with metallic elements. If it is not that year then I suspect that it is even earlier. It is rare to find early Dries and this dress is just a fabulous example of his work. It is a sweater dress and made of a lightweight knit that has silver thread worked through it so the dress has a subtle glint in the