Fall 1973 Karl Lagerfeld for Chloe Black Silk Dress w Gold Beaded Bodice designer-philip-hulitar It is like a modern

It is like a modern take on the sack dress with a scooped front and back neckline

Has the original long sash that you can wrap around your head as a turban or as a belt

Without the crinoline you still get a sense of fullness

Bodice: 22" from shoulder to top of dropped waist seam

I love the bow trompe l'oeil effect at the neckline and the there is a pretty rhinestone detailing across the front

Fall 1973 Karl Lagerfeld for Chloe Black Silk Dress w Gold Beaded Bodice designer-philip-hulitar It is like a modernThe beading technique used on this dress is distinctive and it led me to a dress from this the Fall 1974 collection that uses the same beading technique. That one was photoed by Guy Bourdin for Vogue that season. And a twin of of that dress was auctioned off at Sotherby's with the final hammer reaching 3000 euros. Examples of Karl's work during this time period are held in museums around the world and are rare finds. This is an important piece of