Spring 1999 Oscar De La Renta Pale Green Striped Silk Taffeta Billowing Over Dress & Pant Set designer-narciso-rodriguez The shawl or portrait collar

The shawl or portrait collar is expansive and covers the entire shoulder - in fact this one sits just off the shoulder allowing for an expanse of bare skin

This is made of a starched blue net with inner panels of black tulle

Reference Photos: (1-2) From the Christian Dior S/S 1994 Runway Show Video (below)

The top is cut in a simple design with wide straps that curve up and around each shoulder

Just lovely and very well made

Spring 1999 Oscar De La Renta Pale Green Striped Silk Taffeta Billowing Over Dress & Pant Set designer-narciso-rodriguez The shawl or portrait collarThis billowing silk taffeta dress and pant sent was shown in two color ways on the Spring 1999 runway; this green and taupe set and a blue stripe and yellow pant version that has a slightly different sleeve. The twin of the blue version was exhibited as a part of the 2016 Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective exhibition at de Young Museum, San Francisco, curated by Andr Leon Talley. The exhibit was broken into different themed galleries and this dress