1960s Geoffrey Beene Deep Blue & Graphic Silver Trim Dress designer-chloe The metal buckled belt cinches

The metal buckled belt cinches in the waist even more and you get the distinct feeling that once that belt comes off its no holds bar

Bust: 21" from side seam to side seam

Made from prized early silky rayon this dress is just wonderful

Length: 39" from neck to hem

1960s Geoffrey Beene Deep Blue & Graphic Silver Trim Dress designer-chloe The metal buckled belt cinchesThis navy and silver dress is a wonderful and early example of Geoffrey Beene's work and to me completely sums up the Beene aesthetic a simple, almost monastic cut combined with unexpected details and the bold use of graphic lines. This combination makes a high impact in the simplest of ways and solidified Beene as one of the great American designers. The cut on this dress is supermodel long and lean. The placement and use of that vertical silver cord