1970s Malcolm Starr Gold Thread Caftan Dress designer-christian-lacroix Waist: 19" flat across from

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

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

I love the gold braid detail and the beading at the empire waistline

Hermes scarf designed in 1953

The leather is used as one would a fabric and cut and placed for his masterful draping and The halter top is cut exceedingly low in the back

1970s Malcolm Starr Gold Thread Caftan Dress designer-christian-lacroix Waist: 19" flat across fromVery 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