Spring 2009 Prada Runway Snakeskin Print Open Side Dress designer-rudi-gernreich Ribbon edged interior hems and

Ribbon edged interior hems and hand finishes

The pieces were based on the Haute Couture ateliers of the day and the work was done entirely by hand

The shop label it still has was a high end one and I would not be surprised if this was a designer piece that has lost its label

The silk grosgrain ribbon "belt" fastens with hook and eye closures at the back inside the dress

Spring 2009 Prada Runway Snakeskin Print Open Side Dress designer-rudi-gernreich Ribbon edged interior hems andIn the Vogue review for this collection Sarah Mower noted: "Miuccia Prada had a sound bite for her Spring collection. "It's primitive," she said, "going back to what counts." When the chips are down, there is no one who can turn up the thermostat of subversive sexual provocation quite as high as Mrs. Prada. Her girls, their skin glistening as if on a fevered summer's night, might have been passing through on their way to or from lovers' assignations,