c 1983-85 Heavily Sequinned Chanel Silk Chiffon Dress designer-joy-stevens The Museum's said this of

The Museum's said this of it: "Stephen Burrows: When Fashion Danced looks at the period spanning the 1970s when Stephen Burrows’s meteoric rise to fame made him not only the first African-American designer to gain international stature

Rarely do they hug a girl's curves in an overt fashion but rather skim over the body in a soft manner that is easy to wear and yet feels avant garde

I also love that the inside is finished in a contrasting floral - this clash of prints should not work but it does brilliantly

A double diamond pattern is created with slate grey bead work and glossy black sequins

c 1983-85 Heavily Sequinned Chanel Silk Chiffon Dress designer-joy-stevens The Museum's said this ofThis is a very fine Chanel dress that is densely covered with black sequins and beautifully made. Both the interior of the gown and the exterior are made of a fine black silk. Then the black silk chiffon outer layer has a hand embroidered design that runs over its surface and then onto those curving lines are glossy black sequins that have been all hand place and applied to follow the design. It reminds me of soft trailing vines that run in a vertical