Prettiest Spring 2000 Balmain Palest Lilac Purple Tweed Mixed w Metallic Thread & Fringe Jacket Sequins & Rhinestones The dress is fully lined

The dress is fully lined in a black silk chiffon through the bodice and the skirt is constructed as described above

There is a faint fold line that circles the hem of the skirt and the jacket - I believe it was let down as some point

For the white parts of the check that you see the wool is set vertically for some parts and horizontally along the bars on others

The fabric does have some stretch

Prettiest Spring 2000 Balmain Palest Lilac Purple Tweed Mixed w Metallic Thread & Fringe Jacket Sequins & Rhinestones The dress is fully linedThe Shrimpton Couture Archives This is a very pretty Balmain piece from the Spring 2000 collection. It was made under the Creative Direction of Gilles Dufour. Oscar de la Renta was officially the designer in charge of the house during this time. But he had other designers doing various lines for him well there because he was handling his own successful line on top of being in charge Balmain. Gilles Dufour was one of those design designers and did