Romy

An emerald cocktail dress with the straw inset on one side of the bodice and set with emerald stones. The neckline is asymmetric and strapless. A ruffle falls from the hip.

Paja toquilla is the straw of the Ecuadorian coast, split from the young leaves of the toquilla palm and woven by hand in the towns around Montecristi. The same fibre has been worked there for generations into the finest hats in the world. GALAP sets it into cloth. Each panel is woven to the shape of the garment it will join, then cut and sewn in our New York atelier. No two weaves are identical; the variation is the signature of the hand.

Heavy crepe. Hand-woven toquilla straw. Emerald stones and clear crystals.

Heavy crepe base, emerald
Hand-woven toquilla straw panel inset asymmetrically across the bodice
Emerald stones and clear crystals hand-set into the weave
Asymmetric strapless neckline with a folded shoulder band
Draped and gathered skirt with a cascading ruffle at the hip
Above-knee cocktail length
Exposed centre-back zip

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