Spring 2001 Christian Lacroix Lace, Silk Chiffon & Net Floral Dress designer-bill-gibb / (3) Roxanne McKee at

/  (3) Roxanne McKee at the National Television Awards in London

photoed and is in several books on Yves' work

It closes with a low set back zipper with hook and eye at the back neck

That gold cover the dress with the red silk that is left forming the pattern you see

The Fall 1976 collection featured this asymmetrical neckline heavily and I have included reference photos of jersey versions of the dress from both The Met and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Spring 2001 Christian Lacroix Lace, Silk Chiffon & Net Floral Dress designer-bill-gibb / (3) Roxanne McKee atChristian Lacroix launched his Haute Couture house in 1987 and instantly caused a sensation around the world. A ready to wear line soon followed along with perfumes and menswear. His collections are always exotic, lavish affairs and his designs seemed to span the decades with their eccentric glamour pulled from multiple sources of inspiration. This dress is from the Spring 2001 collection and Vogue raved that "It's a very good moment for Christian