1960s Odette Barsa Loose & Easy Fitting Ivory Silk Caftan w Wide White Feather Cuffs designer-leonard-paris The dress is cut to

The dress is cut to simply float over the body

glamour that this decade was so well know for

a border circles the dropped waist and then the skirt has vertical bands of beads all through

but the graphic lines and loose cut make the stripes an important design element rather than a distraction

the full length of it

1960s Odette Barsa Loose & Easy Fitting Ivory Silk Caftan w Wide White Feather Cuffs designer-leonard-paris The dress is cut toOdette Barsa was a lingerie designer who was very successful. She was born in Syria in 1901 and came to America where she married Simon Barsa in 1922. Her husband had a successful business but it got into trouble after the 1929 stock market crash so she started making lingerie. She imported her fabric and embroideries and made high end lingerie up until her death in 1975. This is a lovely example of Odette's work and is an all silk version of the