Important 1972 Bill Gibb Couture Debut Collection Lizard Detailed Cream Jacket & Scalloped Edged Skirt designer-bonnie-cashin Functional pockets on the skirt

Functional pockets on the skirt

The bodice is fitted and boned and there is a subtle gather of the fabric for an interesting detail

The top is cut loose and easy with pretty lace around the collar and embroidered thread detail on the front under the softly gathered bodice

The velvet is extremely soft and plush

The vine pattern is screened directly onto the silk and it has a touch of transparency that offsets its high neck and covered sleeves

Important 1972 Bill Gibb Couture Debut Collection Lizard Detailed Cream Jacket & Scalloped Edged Skirt designer-bonnie-cashin Functional pockets on the skirtThis suit is from the debut collection of Bill Gibb for the Fall 1972. In the book, Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy, they note that the theme of the collection was the natural world and you can see that in this suit. As the book describes what was presented in the runway, they specifically mentioned that "there were also a lizard trim cream wool suit" which is of course this set. The book quotes fashion journalist, Suzy Menkes saying that "this is Bill