1970s Silk Pauline Trigere Maxi Dress designer-ted-lapidus This top skirt is incredibly

This top skirt is incredibly full and is gathered at the bottom of the waist band in tightly space pleats that allow the fullness

The fabric has been hand dyed to an almost rust color and you can see the sport impact that worked it way into the design of clothes made during the eighties

And the inside of this one is fulling lined in silk chiffon - adding to the high quality of construction for this top

Each cuff closes with fabric covered snaps under the tightly spaced row of decorative buttons that run down each cuff

The emphasis is all on the back with it left almost completely bare

1970s Silk Pauline Trigere Maxi Dress designer-ted-lapidus This top skirt is incrediblyA spectacular, bohemian metallic threaded maxi dress in weightless silk chiffon by the great Pauline Trigere! This is an extraordinary dress that masterfully combines cut with an exquisite fabric. Made of tissue thin, almost weightless silk chiffon in a brilliant teal blue mixed with a floral and paisley print that has pops of pinks, greens and purples. From top to bottom fine gold thread has been worked through the silk in vertical rows and gives the