Spring 2004 Chloe By Phoebe Philo Black Slinky Nylon Jersey Runway Halter Dress designer-vicky-tiel That seems perfectly fitting given

That seems perfectly fitting given this lovely and early example of her work

It is cut to skim over the body with long sleeves that are each finished with fine ribbed cuffs

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It is nipped in at the waist by a 3 and a half inch band of bead work and the skirt and bodice fall loose and open above and below this banding

The skirt slips on with an elastic waist and has a subtle almost pleat running through it

Spring 2004 Chloe By Phoebe Philo Black Slinky Nylon Jersey Runway Halter Dress designer-vicky-tiel That seems perfectly fitting givenPhoebe Philo had moved to Paris just prior to the Spring 2004 collection and this effect on her work was noted in the Vogue review of this collection: 'Now that she's moved to Paris, the London girl's references have acquired a French accent. 'I went through my mum's old fashion magazinesshe had a garageful, from when my parents were living in Paris in the late seventies. That's when I was born, she said, and I just thought the girls looked so