Dreamy Spring 1984 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Runway Red Linen & Black Dress w Open Bow Back Tops Natasha Poonawala and Lotta Kaijarvi

Natasha Poonawala and Lotta Kaijarvi all wore the twin or versions of the one I have here on various red carpets both that year and in years since

In person you get more of a sense of a muted flat gold feel to it then you do in the photos

The sleeve are softly gathered into the shoulders and they are cut wide and straight to just above the elbow

There is a open slit from the top of the neck to where the zipper begins

Dreamy Spring 1984 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Runway Red Linen & Black Dress w Open Bow Back Tops Natasha Poonawala and Lotta KaijarviI just had the near twin of the dress in the shop a couple of months ago and I am very pleased to find this version so quickly. It is a stunning dress and shows the softer, more romantic side of Lanvin from this time period. This was designed by Jules Francois Crahay, who headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964 1984. In the book Lanvin by Rizzoli, there is a lovely forward from Alber Elbaz, that noted that the Spring 1984 was Crahay's last RTW collection