Jean Louis Scherrer 1978 Couture Beaded Net Dress designer-biba The secondary Garfinkel's department store

The secondary Garfinkel's department store label in the bodice is the appropriate version of their label prior to their closure and helps to date it as this time period

The attached top underneath is a fine lace and feels the equivalent to a fine antique lace

The cut through the body is extremely loose and easy

The print is hand screened onto the silk and the design is still brilliant in hue and cover every inch of the dress

Fully lined in a fine cream silk brocade and has a hidden set row of hook & eye down the front to close

Jean Louis Scherrer 1978 Couture Beaded Net Dress designer-biba The secondary Garfinkel's department storeThe Shrimpton Couture Archives This is from 1978 and it is a transparent net dress and it has beading to cover you where you need to be covered. The skirt is tulle and many layers. The back is longer than the front