1991 Valentino Runway Documented Sequinned Top and Blue Trousers Suit
Description
This superb embellished top and trousers ensemble walked the runway for Valentino’s Spring 1991 show. Designed when Valentino Garavani himself was still at the helm of the house, this look epitomises the glamorous, high-octane designs that made his label a household name. The top is tailored from matte silk in cobalt blue. It is cut to a unusual feminine silhouette that elongates the torso, nips in the waist and emphasises the shoulders. It has pretty cap sleeves, a wide curved neckline, and a curved bottom hem at the front and back which rises at the sides to reveal the cut of the trousers. It zips shut down the front with a hidden cobalt blue tonal zip. As is often the case with vintage Valentino, the beauty is in the embellishment. The top is smothered in thousands of tiny sequins, the cobalt blue, sand, mustard and white hues forming a blown-up print of tropical flowers. The top is lined in cobalt blue matte silk.
The trousers are cut to a loose, cigarette style typical of the late 1980s, early 1990s era. They have a high waist that fits perfectly underneath the more flamboyant top. The fabric is a very fluid cobalt blue silk and they are lined with a stiffer silk in a slightly darker blue hue. They fasten at the left hip with a hidden tonal zip and hook-and-eye clasp.
This ensemble is in truly excellent vintage condition with no flaws to the silk or the beadwork. There is no size or composition label, so please check our measurements below. The fabric has no stretch. We believe these pieces would best fit a size UK 8-10, US 4-6.
MEASUREMENTS TOP
BUST - 38 in. (97 cm)
WAIST - 32 in. (81 cm)
LENGTH - 19 in. (48 cm)
MEASUREMENTS TROUSERS
WAIST - 26 in. (66 cm)
HIP - 38 in. (97 cm)
RISE - 12 in. (31 cm)
LENGTH - 38 in. (97 cm)
