2000s Runway Documented Chanel Black Silk Slip Dress Taffeta_Dress Notes on Designer: John Bates

Notes on Designer: John Bates was a highly regarded British designer who began his label Jean Varon in 1959

with a spectacular upwards facing ruffle in layers of tightly pleated fuchsia silk that fans out from the mid back across the shoulder blades

8 cm)Waist - 50 in

5 cm)Hip - 52 in

2000s Runway Documented Chanel Black Silk Slip Dress Taffeta_Dress Notes on Designer: John BatesDocumented Chanel dress from the Fall 2005 Ready to Wear collection, where it was worn by model Carmen Kass as an incredible layering piece, with knee high boots and a bardot sweater. Minimalist and revealing slip dresses dominated the runway in the late 1990s and early 2000s another similar Chanel example can be seen here on Linda Evangelista. The main body of the dress is made up of a sheer black chiffon silk and features a high scope neck and