Gorgeous Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Black Wool Crepe Dress w Lace Skirt & Shoulders designer-alexander-mcqueen The effect of being covered

The effect of being covered completely and yet having the skin peek through the lace is a delicious contrast and has a subtle sexiness

The chain is present at the inner hem

The waist is accented by a wide band of gathered fabric that starts at the top of the hips and goes right up to under the bust curving in for shape

I have a soft spot for Clovis Ruffin - they are all those fab little poly jersey dresses made infamous in the seventies but Ruffin ones all seem to have a little extra something - the cut

It is basically a tube of red jersey with a slit up one seam at the skirt and two mile long ties that extend up from that seam

Gorgeous Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Black Wool Crepe Dress w Lace Skirt & Shoulders designer-alexander-mcqueen The effect of being coveredPauline Trigere launched her label in 1942. She had moved to the US from Paris in 1937 and her designs always have that bit of a French feel to them. By 1949 she had been awarded a Coty and won one again in both 1951 and 1959. The 1959 win coincided with being inducted into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame. She as a pioneer in the use of cottons and wool for evening, In 1961 she made headlines for being the first major fashion house to use an African