Fall 2008 Giambattista Valli Dress or Coat designer-janice-wainwright The vine runs angled down

The vine runs angled down both the front and back and the effect against the black is fabulous

Lightly boned though the bodice

Unlined and closes at the back with a zipper

I have had a shorter version of this exact dress and I think i may love the full length version even more

The top zips at the neck and the JPG logo is heat applied to the back

Fall 2008 Giambattista Valli Dress or Coat designer-janice-wainwright The vine runs angled downWhen I saw this season's Giambattista Valli Fall 2012 couture collection I could not help but think that the 2008 collection, of which this spectacular collection is from, was the precursor for what we saw on the runway. You can see the beginnings of what we saw in this piece! The 2008 collection catapulted Valli to fame and this was one of the cornerstone pieces that was featured everywhere! Produced as shown on the runway in very limited quantities,