c.1971 Lanvin Demi-Couture Fringe Printed Panne Velvet Skirt designer-givenchy It is absolutely impeccably made

It is absolutely impeccably made and the amount of fabric in it is astounding

Variations were recently featured in the Museum at FIT exhibit "Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s" In their notes on some of his work they mention these cashmere pieces:

the dress is highly structured and cut to give you curves and shape

Fully lined in a black silk taffeta with the bodice having a separate inner silk taffeta corset

The sleeves are long as well and it has the unusual addition of long jersey ties at each shoulder

c.1971 Lanvin Demi-Couture Fringe Printed Panne Velvet Skirt designer-givenchy It is absolutely impeccably madeThis would have been designed by Belgian born Jules Francois Crahay, who headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964 1984. He has been "noted as one of fashions great colorists with his colorful patterns making his 1970s Lanvin designs hugely desirable and influential." His realm is one of my favorites for the house and the period through the late sixties and into the 70s in particular. He was a genius at print and color and he pushed the envelope in terms