Rare 1970s Yuki Ivory Draped Jersey Open Shoulder Caftan Dress designer-antony-price painted nylon zipper on the

painted nylon zipper on the skirt

A flat hook & eye and snap close the waistband

The tie to do this must have been astonishing and the effect it creates is amazing

Unlined and it has no closures

The bow begins as a panel of fabric set along one seam and then drapes across the front skirt to the other hip

Rare 1970s Yuki Ivory Draped Jersey Open Shoulder Caftan Dress designer-antony-price painted nylon zipper on theI always watch for caftans and pieces by Yuki. It is one of the more rare labels to find and I love his work. Gnyuki Torimaru started out as an architect before becoming a textile engineer and then a designer. He worked for Louis Feraud, Pierre Cardin and Norman Norell before striking out on his own in 1972. One of his trademarks was to use minimal seaming on his pieces and this caftan is no exception to that. It had just one central seam that runs