1970s Glitter & Silk Gina Fratini Trained Gown designer-donald-brooks early eighties Oleg Cassini dress

early eighties Oleg Cassini dress made of a scarf weight black silk chiffon that is backed in an equally light weight black tissue silk

Unlined and closes at the back of the neck with on of her signature half moon

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A beautiful piece that was probably meant as a roe but easily could be worn as a dress now

The dress is an overdress and has a heavy Oriental influence a la Paul Poiret with it's loose

1970s Glitter & Silk Gina Fratini Trained Gown designer-donald-brooks early eighties Oleg Cassini dressThis is a rare and stunningly beautiful Gina Fratini silk chiffon gown. It is one of the most beautiful pieces I have seen form her. She did this gown in printed silks but only a version or two was done in this glitter on silk applique technique. Silver glitter is fused onto the silk and creates a stunning geometric pattern that runs over the entire dress head to toe. The inner dress is a bias cut sheath that dips low in the back and whose train is