Late 1970s Oleg Cassini Extensively Beaded & Panelled Skirt Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-isabelle-allard Reference Photo: Yves Saint Laurent

Reference Photo: Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1977 Haute Couture Collection

Some tiny pulls in the silk of the bodice

You can see the influence of the Ossie Clark/Celia Birtwell team in the cut and fabulous printed inserts that separate the tiers of fabric

pinks and black is pure Hanae and it has her signature large blooms

Every once in a while he would throw in a solid color or metallic

Late 1970s Oleg Cassini Extensively Beaded & Panelled Skirt Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-isabelle-allard Reference Photo: Yves Saint LaurentI think our modern world forgets just how important Oleg Cassini was as a designer in his heyday. From his first film in 1941 he was responsible for many of the best looks on film, dressing stars like Rita Hayworth, Gene Tierney (who he married), Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner and the list goes on and on. In 1952, he opened his own fashion house on Seventh Avenue. By 1961 he was appointed by Jacqueline Kennedy as her exclusive couturier.