1970s Luis Estevez Black & White Lilly Print Easy to Wear Jersey Dress designer-bessi The combination of colors used

The combination of colors used on it and its sweeping lines and train make it appropriate for the grandest of events

It also apparently appears in the September issue of Elle from that same year but I have yet to hunt that one down

its completely covered in a combination of glossy black sequins and jet black tube beads

It is a dramatic statement piece

I love how the back has yards of extra fabric that is all gathered along the lower edge of that scooped back giving it wonderful fullness

1970s Luis Estevez Black & White Lilly Print Easy to Wear Jersey Dress designer-bessi The combination of colors usedLuis Estevez worked for Jean Patou for two years before starting his own label in 1955 and had a long and successful career. By 1968 was based in California and his designs from that period on reflected that West coast vibe. Lana Turner, Rosalind Russel and Eva Gabor, who he even designed for when she had her won label. He loved using black and white and this gown is a perfect example of his approach to modern dressing for his California clientele.