1960s Dramatic Silk Scarf Arm Lilli Diamond Floral Dress designer-andre-laug back painted metal & nylon

back painted metal & nylon zipper

There is the slightest of yellowing to the white parts of the fabric under one arm and at the very edge of the neck and some scruffiness along the hem

This is a very very rare and unusual Courreges Paris piece

This little found treasure from that label is just wonderful and if this is what his work looked like I wish I could find a roomful of it

It is far chicer without

1960s Dramatic Silk Scarf Arm Lilli Diamond Floral Dress designer-andre-laug back painted metal & nylonThis dramatic scarf arm silhouette was wildly popular in the late sixties and this is a great example of that look. It is made of a silk crepe that has a lovely floral print screened over it in with the print washed over at the edges like a fine watercolor. It has a simple cut mixed with the drama of the arms and is a real little beauty. The bodice is cut to skim over the bust with a scooped neckline and back. The waist nips in with vertical seaming