1970s Jean Muir Jersey Maxi w Ties designer-ossie-clark It is very easy to

It is very easy to wear - it just slips on over the head and falls into place

Simple in that it is basic black and used two fabrics - one a textured silk taffeta and the other that inky black cotton velvet

Truly one of the stand out pieces of the show it has been meticulously stored and is in Museum quality

Waist: to 28" flat across the back from seam to seam

The bodice is all sex appeal and Hollywood starlet with a deep plunge and seaming to create the illusion of a larger bust

1970s Jean Muir Jersey Maxi w Ties designer-ossie-clark It is very easy toExceptional Jean Muir dress made form yards and yards of inky black fine jersey that drapes and moves like nothing else. I often feel that Muir is one of the most overlooked designers that really made truly beautiful and outstanding pieces. And I think that is the case because she continually used a fairly basic palette and always kept to that sleek, forties inspired silhouette. Her line later was mass marketed and diffused beyond recognition so that