Amazing 1970s Kay Cosserat Hand Knit / Handmade Grey Angora Silk Mohair Caftan Dress w Belt The 2020s The skirt closes with a

The skirt closes with a zipper and button at the waist and the jacket buttons to close

Once past the hip this changes to gathered draped panels of silk chiffon that open the skirt to add an interesting volume and movement that gives a nod to the bustle

are made of a rich printed silk in a beautiful floral print that makes one feel you have entered gallery of fine art each time you look at it

You see this silhouette repeated in variations throughout his career and it is very flattering once it is on the body

It looks to have been worn very little if at all and it even has an extra button still sewn into an inner seam

Amazing 1970s Kay Cosserat Hand Knit / Handmade Grey Angora Silk Mohair Caftan Dress w Belt The 2020s The skirt closes with aThe Shrimpton Couture Archives Kay Cosserat was a prominent British knitwear designer. The majority of her work is held in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, leaving few of her pieces out in circulation. She launched her own label in 1974 and was well known for her beautiful colour choices, combinations and use of texture. At her height of popularity in the mid late 1970s, people patiently waited for a piece of her