Incredible 1970s Mollie Parnis Ivory Silk Moire Halter Dress w Matching Feather Trim Jacket designer-marni Photo Peter Simins

Photo Peter Simins

At the back it has a large curved cut out that leaves you entire back bare and exposed

This leaves the back fairly bare

This more recent Azzedine Alaia knit dress is one of his classic silhouettes and will always be in style

This anchor all the various parts of the design and give a pop of contrast to the the starkness of the red

Incredible 1970s Mollie Parnis Ivory Silk Moire Halter Dress w Matching Feather Trim Jacket designer-marni Photo Peter SiminsMollie Parnis is one of my favorite American designers. She was known for having dressed numerous first ladies and her dresses regularly appeared in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Vanity Fair. She started a label with her husband in 1933 called Parnis Livingston Inc. and she quickly became know for her quality, fit and use of very good fabrics. She had a particular talent in dressing woman of every age and designed pieces that suited her older clients in