1970s Janice Wainwright Cream Embroidered Caftan Dress designer-andre-laug Yves Saint Laurent feather coats

Yves Saint Laurent feather coats are rare but the ones that are made from the ostrich feathers rather then the more typically seen down feather ones are the holy grail

The genius is in both the cut and choice of such fine fabrications

The nylon jersey is easy to wear and it will travels fabulously

Note the perfection of how the strips in the silk on the edge of the jacket at the front line up with each other

Add to that the sleekness of black and make it a designer piece and you have an instant knock-out

1970s Janice Wainwright Cream Embroidered Caftan Dress designer-andre-laug Yves Saint Laurent feather coatsThe label on this dress instantly gives us a date of between 1970 1974. 1970 was the year Janice Wainwright launched her own label and after 1974 her labels only carry her name, not the full Janice Wainwright at Forty Seven Poland Street, that we see here. These four years are what has forever defined Janice and her work. She excelled at these embroidered pieces and the Art Deco & Nature inspired designs that she loved flourished and became one of her