Bowed c1969 Oscar de la Renta Metallic Silk Hostess Dress designer-pierre-cardin The body of the piece

The body of the piece is lined in hand dyed matching fabric and the entire dress is shockingly lightweight

The jacket closes with buttons along the front and the skirt closes with a back painted metal zipper and a button at the waist band

The skirt is full and has flat pleats worked into it to give it maximum movement

Designer and artist

Fabric is signed throughout

Bowed c1969 Oscar de la Renta Metallic Silk Hostess Dress designer-pierre-cardin The body of the pieceI am obsessed with the huge bow that sits at the neck of this early Oscar piece. It is the kind of dramatic finish that his earlier pieces had and that the later ones built upon. The fabric used is a mix of a light textured silk organza which makes it shockingly light anchored by a fine silk brocade for the skirt which gives it structure and contrast. Through both of the silks, a fine gold lurex thread has been worked through to highlight the vibrant