Rare, Early 1970s LaVetta Silk Scarf Caftan Dress designer-thierry-mugler Signed gilt metal items feature

Signed gilt metal items feature Gripoix poured red glass centers and faux pearl drops

The silk has applied glitter that makes the design you see and a row of rhinestones ring the neck

Bodice: 13" from shoulder to empire waist

bold pink silk that perfectly pops when the jacket is opened

Rare, Early 1970s LaVetta Silk Scarf Caftan Dress designer-thierry-mugler Signed gilt metal items featureIn 1979 LaVetta was featured in Ebony magazine (click here to see it on our blog) and in that article she says "We're known for the dramatic drop dead entrance". Dresses cost upwards to $10,000 when they were produced, which was a remarkable price tag in 1979. At the time she was "the only black person designing and marketing her own line" according to that Ebony article. She traveled to Italy and the Orient for silks twice and year and you can see