1970s Hanae Mori Gold Metallic Lame Floral Printed Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-christian-lacroix The band that goes across

The band that goes across the chest closes with a plastic buckle and the back bustle pocket is attached to the skirt - it was stuffed to highlight and emphasize it for the photos

elaborately embroidered

Unlined in taupe silk and has large velvet covered buttons set low on the front and the attached tie at the neck

The inner legs are half shorts (at the front) and half skirt (the back)

1970s Hanae Mori Gold Metallic Lame Floral Printed Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-christian-lacroix The band that goes acrossThis dress is a personal favorite and it shows the range of what Hanae Mori was capable of. The dress is simple and beautiful but still striking. It dates to the late 1970s, early 1980s and it is an absolute work of art. Hanae was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on 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