Important S/S 1996 Lagerfeld for Chloe Lightbulb Dress designer-bob-mackie The top portion of the

The top portion of the dress is a solid black and sleeveless

Tim Jocelyn was an important Toronto based textile artist who died from an AIDS-related illness at age 34 in 1986

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These are left as a single layer of light silk and are cut to billow slightly above each buttoned cuff

Important S/S 1996 Lagerfeld for Chloe Lightbulb Dress designer-bob-mackie The top portion of theThe 1996 collection that Lagerfeld designed for Chloe was inspired by Power and the collection worked in light bulbs and played on the theme of power and power dressing. Here this beautiful blue silk dress plays on that theme with hand crafted, customs light bulb buttons that are used to decorate the front bodice. The shape and s[pan of the dress is its own play on the shape of a light bulb with a narrow cut bodice and exaggerate, rounded hips that