1960s Odette Barsa Loose & Easy Fitting Ivory Silk Caftan w Wide White Feather Cuffs designer-leonard-paris glamour that this decade was

glamour that this decade was so well know for

the full length of it

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

The skirt wraps over itself so that you can actually walk with the way that it narrows inwards so much

The skirt is full

1960s Odette Barsa Loose & Easy Fitting Ivory Silk Caftan w Wide White Feather Cuffs designer-leonard-paris glamour that this decade wasOdette 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