1970s Indian Silk Treacy Lowe Maxi Dress designer-bill-blass Hand set lining

Hand set lining

The top slips on and has a zipper at the neck

Unlined and slips over the head to wear

Approximate modern size equivalent: SML (6)

I see some very minor repairs to what would have been some breaks on the front shoulders and perhaps there is a small break here and there

1970s Indian Silk Treacy Lowe Maxi Dress designer-bill-blass Hand set liningTreacy Lowe designed around fabric. She used the lightest, finest, near impossible to work with, tissue silks and sheer silk chiffon's. Using fabrics on that level meant that a dress like this weighs a mere few ounces. The print has art feeling paisley type design with contracting borders. The sleeves are left unlined with the same border making up the cuff. Once done up the sleeve above billows softly. The print is hand screened onto the silk and the