Spring/Summer 2007 Prada Silk Satin Runway Top designer-james-galanos A spectacular 1950s hand painted

A spectacular 1950s hand painted Mexican circle skirt that is also heavily beaded along the edges of the design

finely woven cotton it has pretty curved lines and the cotton has wonderful finished edge

There is the slightest of fading ot the fabric but this is a natural occurence as it was likely hand dyed

Total length: 36" from shoulder strap to bottom hem

Spring/Summer 2007 Prada Silk Satin Runway Top designer-james-galanos A spectacular 1950s hand paintedThe reveiew for the Prada show for Spring 2007 on Vogue. com noted the sharp cahnge in direction from earlier season. In that review Miucci said of her reasoning for this and inspirations: "Because Prada felt like it. "I just wanted it to be about fashion," she shrugged backstage. "The importance of fashion." Still, this collection held an image of a powerful woman at its center, filtered through unmistakable references to Yves Saint Laurent (his