Spring 1976 Chanel Haute Couture Silk Jersey Dress & Lesage Beaded Jacket designer-yves-saint-laurent The front crosses over itself

The front crosses over itself with a low plunge

I love the stark lines of this Geoffrey Beene dress and the contrast between the deep burgundy panels and the deeper cream parts of the dress

is what really make this a special piece

the skirt drapes to the floor from under the bust in a column of bias cut silk

It really is one of the most phenomenal dresses I have ever had in the shop

Spring 1976 Chanel Haute Couture Silk Jersey Dress & Lesage Beaded Jacket designer-yves-saint-laurent The front crosses over itselfTrue Haute Couture pieces by Chanel are an extraordinary find as they are so very rare and hard to come by. This one, like several other of the Haute Couture pieces in the shop at the moment, are from one of my clients whose mother purchased the majority of her Couture pieces between 1973 to the mid and late seventies. This particular set has the added provenance of having its twin photoed on actress Sylvia Kristel. We also found the original