Documented 1971 Rudi Gernreich Red & Navy Check Dress w Belt designer-leonard-paris Cut to be open and

Cut to be open and loose through the bodice and waist and then hug the hips

Approximate Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML

an effect achieved by the use of the finest

flat velvet which add a pretty contrast to the white

Fully lined in a black silk  with a inner corset that closes with its own zipper and is lightly boned

Documented 1971 Rudi Gernreich Red & Navy Check Dress w Belt designer-leonard-paris Cut to be open andAfter emigrating to the US in 1933, Rudi Gernreich started working in theater as a costume designer. He worked under Gilbert Adrian for a few years and eventually started his own small independent label in 1948 while still working for various other labels through to the 1952. At this point he started to develop the basis of some of the knits he would become known for while working for the JAX boutique and doing freelance for several department stores.