1969 Ossie Clark Bishop Sleeve Black Moss Crepe Dress w Button Front & Dog Ear Collar designer-pierre-cardin Perhaps a broken thread here

Perhaps a broken thread here and there but remarkably no noticeable broken areas despite all the intricate thread work

said to be named after Bridget Bardot who was said to be a regular at the Quorum boutique

This is a key look that had repercussions through all of Yves decades of work and a rare and important find

The skirt is cut on the bias so that it feels like a column when you stand still but when you move

the straw hats decorated with tropical fabric flowers

1969 Ossie Clark Bishop Sleeve Black Moss Crepe Dress w Button Front & Dog Ear Collar designer-pierre-cardin Perhaps a broken thread hereI just had one of these on the shop fairly recently and am very happy to have another so soon. In 1968 Ossie Clark was designing his own couture line and also designing pieces for Alice Pollock for her Quorum Boutique. The Radley company approached Alice to find out of she could convince Ossie to design a top of the market collection that they would produce and sell to various boutiques and department stores. Dresses like this were the result of that