Gorgeous Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Black Wool Crepe Dress w Lace Skirt & Shoulders designer-alexander-mcqueen Sleeves: 29" approx

Sleeves: 29" approx

I have a soft spot for Clovis Ruffin - they are all those fab little poly jersey dresses made infamous in the seventies but Ruffin ones all seem to have a little extra something - the cut

This is a wonderful hip length string coat from the 1970s by the Arissa of France label

The waist is accented by a wide band of gathered fabric that starts at the top of the hips and goes right up to under the bust curving in for shape

Price is for the set

Gorgeous Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Black Wool Crepe Dress w Lace Skirt & Shoulders designer-alexander-mcqueen Sleeves: 29" approxPauline Trigere launched her label in 1942. She had moved to the US from Paris in 1937 and her designs always have that bit of a French feel to them. By 1949 she had been awarded a Coty and won one again in both 1951 and 1959. The 1959 win coincided with being inducted into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame. She as a pioneer in the use of cottons and wool for evening, In 1961 she made headlines for being the first major fashion house to use an African