Incredible 1970s Mollie Parnis Ivory Silk Moire Halter Dress w Matching Feather Trim Jacket designer-marni The dress buckles behind the

The dress buckles behind the neck and drops in a wide swoop from there

Where the jumpsuit is unlined through the upper bodice and sleeves you really see how you get a glimpse of the skin under the silk and where it is lined it gibes just a suggestion of the body and from a distance you are not sure there is something under it or not

Each sleeve has a 3" cuff and is set so it closes French cuff style

Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper

This dress is the caftan version

Incredible 1970s Mollie Parnis Ivory Silk Moire Halter Dress w Matching Feather Trim Jacket designer-marni The dress buckles behind theMollie Parnis is one of my favorite American designers. She was known for having dressed numerous first ladies and her dresses regularly appeared in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Vanity Fair. She started a label with her husband in 1933 called Parnis Livingston Inc. and she quickly became know for her quality, fit and use of very good fabrics. She had a particular talent in dressing woman of every age and designed pieces that suited her older clients in