Extraordinary 1970s Holly's Harp Hand Painted Silk Multi-Wear Dress w Metallic Accents & Applique designer-ceil-chapman faux pearls and gold beads

faux pearls and gold beads

Bodice length: 16" from shoulder to waist

Item# DD3858

The interior of the clothes were as important to him as to the exteriors and they are immaculately finished like this one

The stiffening net that is used in the inner most hem has broken strands and is torn in places but it is only the netting and not the fabric it is attached to

Extraordinary 1970s Holly's Harp Hand Painted Silk Multi-Wear Dress w Metallic Accents & Applique designer-ceil-chapman faux pearls and gold beadsHolly Harp opened a shop LA in the late 1960s and created custom clothing under the Holly's Harp label. She tended to create her clothing out of a hodge podge of new and old materials. In the beginning she favored things like feathers and fringe but her aesthetic became more 'grown up' and glamorous as her career progressed and she started to focus more on jerseys and draping. She was an avid thrifter and you can often see the influence of earlier