Rare, Early 1970s LaVetta Silk Scarf Caftan Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent It's in wonderful condition and

It's in wonderful condition and a real piece of wearable art

Skirt: 27" from bottom of the waist band to hem

5ct each clip) plus a additional row of transitional cut diamonds (7 stones each clip

Skirt: 40" from the bottom of the beaded waist band to the bottom hem

It is covered entirely in pink and purpler sequins so that the entire gown gleams and glistens in the light and the effect is quite startling and beautiful

Rare, Early 1970s LaVetta Silk Scarf Caftan Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent It's in wonderful condition andIn 1979 LaVetta was featured in Ebony magazine (click here to see it on our blog) and in that article she says "We're known for the dramatic drop dead entrance". Dresses cost upwards to $10,000 when they were produced, which was a remarkable price tag in 1979. At the time she was "the only black person designing and marketing her own line" according to that Ebony article. She traveled to Italy and the Orient for silks twice and year and you can see