The Contour of Luxury Fall/Winter 2018 | Page 316

A Day A Day You’re known to have designed clothes feminine, You’re known to have designed clothes that that are are feminine, beautiful, girly largely desirable to men, your “corset beautiful, girly and and largely desirable to men, your “corset dress” created in 1985 is not only famous dress” that that you you created in 1985 is not only famous and and a a celebrity favorite, it continues to sell in couture departments celebrity favorite, but but it continues to sell in couture departments today. In your opinion, what been of your today. In your opinion, what has has been one one of your best best innovative creations? innovative creations? V Tiel V Tiel I hired France’s great corset makers to work 24 metal boned I hired France’s great corset makers to work for for me me for for my my 24 metal boned gowns in 1971 learned to drape jersey in the Greek style, creating gowns in 1971 and and learned to drape jersey in the Greek style, creating PRETTY WOMAN DRESS it was called Torrid on Anne Parriaud, PRETTY WOMAN DRESS ( it ( was called Torrid first first on Anne Parriaud, in Pretty Woman copied Georgio gown) is the longest selling then then in Pretty Woman who who copied my my Georgio gown) it is it the longest selling dress in Bergdorf Neiman Marcus history, selling straight years. dress in Bergdorf and and Neiman Marcus history, selling 33 33 straight years. corset sewers there. My My corset sewers are are still still there.