1970s James Galanos Couture Draped Printed Floral Silk Dress designer-alexander-mcqueen each is unique

each is unique

made up of hundreds of little knit flowers all pieces together side by side like a blanket

The jacket is made from a fine ivory silk that is covered with some of the finest embroidery and bead work that I have seen

This is classic Courreges with a sleeveless vest like top and a wrap and snap A-line skirt

Made of a crepe fabric that has been dyed a bright

1970s James Galanos Couture Draped Printed Floral Silk Dress designer-alexander-mcqueen each is uniqueThis unusual and striking Galanos dress dates to the late 1970s, early 1980s, and combines a silk twill with silk chiffon to create the layered print effect that you see. The entire dress is done in a combination of yellow and blue. The inner layer and skirt are an opaque silk twill. Over that, Galanos has then used a silk chiffon in the same two print. The two layers used this was give the pattern depth and play on the saturation of the color. The