c1969 Possible Pierre Cardin Beaded Dress & Vest Set designer-roberto-cavalli The inner construction is marvellous

The inner construction is marvellous

Love this maxi dress with its amazing print and fabulous lines

The silk chiffon panel of fabric hides all of this and snaps into place with fabric covered snaps that are set inside and below the edge of the back seam

Made of a ice blue in a beautiful fine silk satin it is extremely well made and it makes me batty that there is no label in it as it surely is a designer piece as it has all the hallmarks of a high end garment

c1969 Possible Pierre Cardin Beaded Dress & Vest Set designer-roberto-cavalli The inner construction is marvellousThis set was a bit of a mystery as when hunting for information we found what looks to be the twin of this dress in pink from the 1969 Pierre Cardin collection. This dress has no Cardin tags but does have what I think are the label of a high end shop in Vienna. I think this is indeed a Cardin design that was licensed to the shop to produce for their clients. This was done at the time to avoid customs and importing taxes for clients and it is the best