Early 1970s Pink Couture Hanae Mori Trained Gown designer-chloe Hips: 17" flat across form

Hips: 17" flat across form side to side - the skirt wraps over so there is a bit of room here

It is a spectacular skirt made of a fluid red silk

All the pearls are present and the dress is hand painted and hand finished

The back is all Westwood with its angled top pockets and its crazy "fishtail" design that gives this simple skirt its not so simple Westwood flair

This piece is more subtle than the big vibrant pieces one often sees from Pucci but that makes it slightly more interesting in my opinion

Early 1970s Pink Couture Hanae Mori Trained Gown designer-chloe Hips: 17" flat across formHeart breakingly simple and beautiful, this plate 1960s, early 1970s pink silk Hanae Mori gown is just an absolute work of art. It has her signature east meets west feel with its couture construction techniques and Japenese influenced design. She was the only Japanese woman haute couture designer to be admitted to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and she infused her designs with this mix of elements. This gown is an absolute wonderful