Gorgeous 1970s Pierre Balmain Soft Green and Blue Printed Thai Silk Caftan Dress or Evening Coat promo Zandra Rhodes a lifelong love

Zandra Rhodes a lifelong love affair with textiles (Monsef et al 2005) this dress is shown in a photograph by David Bailey taken for British Vogue 1974 (p

I almost died when the girl contacted me as I instantly knew how fabulous this dress is

His pieces are rare and many of them can be a little dowdy

The dress is made of a fine silk jersey that has those amazing tropical colors screened onto it in a overlapping leaf print

It is in excellent condition and really a special piece you will treasure

Gorgeous 1970s Pierre Balmain Soft Green and Blue Printed Thai Silk Caftan Dress or Evening Coat promo Zandra Rhodes a lifelong lovePierre Balmain began his career at Molyneux where he worked part time until 1936. After a brief stint serving in the military he landed at the house of Lucian Lelong. He eventually made the leap to independence and his first show was held on October 12th, 1945 at his salon at rue Francois 1er. This is the second caftan dress like this that I have had in the shop but this one is in a different colour way and print then the first was. The dress is a