1970s Malcolm Starr Gold Thread Caftan Dress designer-christian-lacroix Bill Tice did lingerie and

Bill Tice did lingerie and he also did a range of lounge type

The fabric is a slightly starched linen so looks and feels rich and finely made

Really wonderful piece

Waist: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam

I The top is cut deceptively simple - an almost box cut through the body but with the subtlest of gathers along the shoulders

1970s Malcolm Starr Gold Thread Caftan Dress designer-christian-lacroix Bill Tice did lingerie andVery chic and easy to wear dress with a definitive caftan influence despite its shorter cut. The fabric is absolutely lovely it is a black silk chiffon with a gold stripe running through it. What is remarkable it that the entire upper portion of the dress has been formed into vertical, flat knife pleats and this is done so that each pleat's edge falls exactly along the edge of the striping. It is all so perfectly lined up that you don't even really