1970s Pauline Trigere Fused Velvet & Chocolate Silk Chiffon Dress w Attached Tie at Neck designer-claude-montana Sleeves: 25

Sleeves: 25

The neckline has a notched collar that is made of that same organza

voluminous overlay attached attached at the neckline

Really an exceptional piece and deceptively simple off the hanger and devastatingly sexy on a real girl

The sleeves each end in a zipper and originate from a rounded shoulder

1970s Pauline Trigere Fused Velvet & Chocolate Silk Chiffon Dress w Attached Tie at Neck designer-claude-montana Sleeves: 25I always love finding a great example of Pauline Trigere's work and this dress is one. The first thing that strikes you when you pick this up is that it weighs far less then you would think. You tend to think velvet will be heavy but this is a fine silk velvet fused onto silk chiffon and this allows for that feeling of lightness and movement that the dress has. Once on it is heavenly to wear. I love how she has used the curving design of the velvet