Bowed c1969 Oscar de la Renta Metallic Silk Hostess Dress designer-pierre-cardin Though It is of course

Though It is of course those two huge rings of dyed black fox fur that ring each shoulder and down and around the sleeve right to the waist where all the drama is created

This label is from the couture Ossie Clark line and it also has the Jeeves Dry Cleaning

The body of the piece is lined in hand dyed matching fabric and the entire dress is shockingly lightweight

under one arm and along the neck

Bowed c1969 Oscar de la Renta Metallic Silk Hostess Dress designer-pierre-cardin Though It is of courseI am obsessed with the huge bow that sits at the neck of this early Oscar piece. It is the kind of dramatic finish that his earlier pieces had and that the later ones built upon. The fabric used is a mix of a light textured silk organza which makes it shockingly light anchored by a fine silk brocade for the skirt which gives it structure and contrast. Through both of the silks, a fine gold lurex thread has been worked through to highlight the vibrant