Exquisite Fall 1974 Hanae Mori Metallic Gold Brocade 3/4 Sleeve Coat w Pops of Turqoise & Red designer-donald-brooks There is a built in

There is a built in half corset that is the height of the black velvet so you don't have to wear anything else

This beautiful and dramatic silk chiffon caftan dress is instantly recognizable as by Hanae Mori and is of museum quality

Long triangle shaped panels have been set all around the skirt between the vertical panels to create that wonderful flared fullness

This stunning dress is one of my favorite Malcolm Starr designs

The jacket closes with the frog knots at the front

Exquisite Fall 1974 Hanae Mori Metallic Gold Brocade 3/4 Sleeve Coat w Pops of Turqoise & Red designer-donald-brooks There is a built inThis is a phenomenal Hanae Mori coat. An example using a brocade in the same feel is held in the Met Museum's permanent collection and I believe this is from that same collection. Mori was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on both the Paris and New York runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Her work is exceptional. I have only ever seen