1960s Mod Orange Geoffrey Beene Dress designer-oscar-de-la-renta statement piece in mint condition

statement piece in mint condition

After the recent excitement about the Madame Gres pieces exhibited this summer and the strong 40s trend happening to have a gown come in that is so exquisitely perfect and representative of that wonderful draping done in the plate 30 and early 40s was just too perfect timing

Fully lined in a rich

Drop dead sexy silk chiffon in the perfect leopard print is sewn in flat horizontal pleats over an interior corseted base

The entire front has real metal gold toned thread worked over it

1960s Mod Orange Geoffrey Beene Dress designer-oscar-de-la-renta statement piece in mint conditionThis is a really amazing sculptural mod piece from Geoffrey Beene in the most amazing orange linen look fabric! The color alone is to die and that, combined with the cut just knocks you out! The shoulders are rounded and end in the most interesting slanted, angular cut. The bodice runs skim and then the skirt flares out cleverly from hidden pleating. At each side along the seam there is actually a inverted pleat that allows the skirt to have quite a