1970s Ossie Clark Black Moss Crepe Dress w KeyHole Tie Print & Balloon Sleeves designer-luisa-beccaria Hips: open Length: 23

Hips: open Length: 23

Item# DD3097

The bodice has a boned lingerie net corset that is made entirely made by hand and to Haute Couture standards

It is made of two layers of rich silk taffeta topped by a wide band of black velvet

I was thrilled to find this Yves Saint Laurent suit and instantly recognized it as the twin of another of this same piece that I have had in the shop a couple of years ago

1970s Ossie Clark Black Moss Crepe Dress w KeyHole Tie Print & Balloon Sleeves designer-luisa-beccaria Hips: open Length: 23In 1968 Ossie Clark was designing his own couture line and also designing pieces for Alice Pollock for her Quorum Boutique. The Radley company approached Alice to find out of she could convince Ossie to design a top of the market collection that they would produce and sell to various boutiques and department stores. Dresses like this were the result of that collaboration. Even with this early version of 'ready to wear' the pieces that were made were