1960s Sequin & Velvet Checked Black Malcolm Starr Dress Couture Runway Rare The back is really unexpected

The back is really unexpected and the detail that makes this dress really fabulous - a simple hook and eye close it at the top of the neck and then it is completely open to the waist in one sexy slit

Note that it is photoed on a size 2-4 dress form and would not close at the back

This amazing caftan dress is on a light silk dyed a stunning shade of blue with the design hand painted onto the fabric in a pretty pinks and yellows anchored with blacks

Biba did that sort of girlie meets boy Carnaby Street chic so well and this is a fantastic example of just that

Fully lined in black silk and closes with a hidden set zipper

1960s Sequin & Velvet Checked Black Malcolm Starr Dress Couture Runway Rare The back is really unexpectedThis Malcolm Starr is just terrific and a glamorous take on the little black dress. That fabulous checked pattern is made by the application of little squares of glossy black sequins in a silk organza based with black velvet velvet squares fused onto the silk between each to form that amazing design. Each of those little squares was hand applied and it is surprisingly light and fluid in person. It is sleeveless with a high neck at the front and a