Gorgeous 1970s Pierre Balmain Soft Green and Blue Printed Thai Silk Caftan Dress or Evening Coat promo Date Code reads 7200300

Date Code reads 7200300

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Zandra Rhodes a lifelong love affair with textiles (Monsef et al 2005) this dress is shown in a photograph by David Bailey taken for British Vogue 1974 (p

Fused velvet is used are to give some of the flowers in the print a touch of a 3D quality to them and adds yet another texture

The dress is made of a fine silk jersey that has those amazing tropical colors screened onto it in a overlapping leaf print

Gorgeous 1970s Pierre Balmain Soft Green and Blue Printed Thai Silk Caftan Dress or Evening Coat promo Date Code reads 7200300Pierre Balmain began his career at Molyneux where he worked part time until 1936. After a brief stint serving in the military he landed at the house of Lucian Lelong. He eventually made the leap to independence and his first show was held on October 12th, 1945 at his salon at rue Francois 1er. This is the second caftan dress like this that I have had in the shop but this one is in a different colour way and print then the first was. The dress is a