1970s Zandra Rhodes Hand Painted Silk Gown designer-luis-estevez The skirt is masterfully pleated

The skirt is masterfully pleated to give a slight sculptural shape but not make the wearer look too bulky

Bodice: 5" from top to waist seam

The waist nips in and the skirt under the swagged overlay is actually a fitted pencil skirt

Hand set lining

this gown is a study on contrasts and a wonderful example of Bill Blass' work

1970s Zandra Rhodes Hand Painted Silk Gown designer-luis-estevez The skirt is masterfully pleatedA stunning, hand painted gown from Zandra Rhodes that was most likely a custom order and it is not a far stretch of the imagination to think that it could have been used as a wedding gown even! It has a delicious Medieval feel to it with its cut out shoulders and high set bodice. Gold silk organza is pleated in the a Fortuny style and used to create the sleeves and again though the body of the dress. Onto this is a pink silk chiffon, hand painted with