Incredible Fall 1998 Guy Laroche by Alber Elbaz Runway Black Jersey Reissue of the Mireille Darc Backless Dress designer-adele-simpson The sleeves are cut a

The sleeves are cut a touch wide and stay that way until they cuff

Hand applied onto the skirt are large curving 'leaf' designs

The red of the silk is that perfect shade that flatters most skin tones and the print is done in a mix of pretty soft blues and greys

It verges on true Couture

Incredible Fall 1998 Guy Laroche by Alber Elbaz Runway Black Jersey Reissue of the Mireille Darc Backless Dress designer-adele-simpson The sleeves are cut aThe twin of the dress walked the runway for the Fall 1998 Guy Laroche collection It was made under the creative direction of Alber Elbaz. Alber was at Laroche from 1996 to 1998. The final collection that he designed was the Spring 1999 show and then he moved to YSL Rive Gauche directly after. This dress is an obvious take reissue on the famous 1972 Laroche designed by Guy and worn by Mireille Darc in the film 'The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe'.