Spring 1976 Chanel Haute Couture Silk Ivory Dress w Hand Stitched Pleats designer-paco-rabanne The waist nips in and

The waist nips in and the† skirt is set with spaced inverted pleating so you don't get any bulk around the middle but the skirt is still allowed to widen as it reaches to the floor in one beautiful sweep

The jacket is cut full and boxed with incredible volume

he was lauded with accolades while being and remaining one of the few designers of any colour to directly address race in his work

Unlined and buttons to close with the gold tone metal buttons as shown

Inside is that signature chain weighting the interior hem so the jacket always sits perfect

Spring 1976 Chanel Haute Couture Silk Ivory Dress w Hand Stitched Pleats designer-paco-rabanne The waist nips in andThis dress is one of the piece that were all sourced from one of my clients whose mother purchased the majority of her Couture pieces between 1973 to the mid and late seventies. This one is from Spring 1976 and we were able to find a similar dress to it that was photoed for L'Officiel that year. This one has its top buttons hidden set instead of showing and I think that it makes it even more refined feeling this way. It is an incredibly beautiful