Extraordinary 1940s Hand Embroidered & Beaded Black Moss Crepe Balloon Sleeve Top designer-fred-perlberg These cropped pant and top

These cropped pant and top sets are the absolute epitome of that early seventies flower power hippie movement

That seaming opens up into deep pleats on the skirt that allow the tremendous amount of fabric that makes up the the top layer of the skirt have full movement and drape

During this time period and into the early seventies India held a great fascination as it continued to open to the Western world

I love the long lean line that this creates and it is amazingly sexy despite the fact that it is not tight fitting

The skirt is cut straight and to mid-length and wraps over itself leaving a slit where the leg will flash when you walk or sit

Extraordinary 1940s Hand Embroidered & Beaded Black Moss Crepe Balloon Sleeve Top designer-fred-perlberg These cropped pant and topThis is perhaps one of the best 1940s tops I have ever had in the shop. It is made out of a black moss crepe and it was this exact kind of a piece that you can see where Ossie Clark would have gotten his inspiration from. It has the feel of one of his pieces but with those extraordinary hand embellishments added. It has a high neckline with an attached tie that extends out from either side of the neck. The top skims over the bust and it is heavily