1970s John Kloss Front Plunge Nylon Dress in Ivory designer-nat-kaplan From the 2014 Resort collection

From the 2014 Resort collection this muted gold

The belt is attached to each side of the dress and you can cinch it or wear it looser for a more shift feel

Note the color is true black

but elegant cut

The panels are a bright explosion of coral flowers and the edges are a black for contrast

1970s John Kloss Front Plunge Nylon Dress in Ivory designer-nat-kaplan From the 2014 Resort collectionThe interesting thing about John Kloss for Circa pieces are that they were originally intended as lingerie pieces. This makes the vast majority of piece that one finds too thin or too sheer to wear as proper dresses now. But every once in a while you find a fabulous little exceptions like this one ins a deep ivory color. John Kloss was a contemporary of Ossie Clark and I love how you can see that same British sense of sexiness in his pieces. This gown