Fall 2008 Balmain by Christophe Decarnin Runway Zebra & Leopard Print Dress w Crystal Bolt designer-valentino The label on this piece

The label on this piece dates it to the early 1970s and it is a fabulous example of that whole easy

From there is skims over the torso with a full cut through the waist and then the skirt flares out in the prettiest of ways

Really unusual and unique

This 1960s embroidered silk organza gown by Oscar de la Renta is spectacular and even better in person then how it has photoed

Fall 2008 Balmain by Christophe Decarnin Runway Zebra & Leopard Print Dress w Crystal Bolt designer-valentino The label on this pieceThe Balmain transformation from what it was originally to what it is today began when they hired Christophe Decarnin. He was the designer that gave it its edgy feel that has continued to the present day under Olivier Rousteing, the label's current Creative Director. When the Fall 2008 collection showed Vogue's Nicole Phelps said in part: 'And as promised, Spring's haute hippie feathers, fringe, and tie dye were replaced by an all Billy Idol soundtrack