1960s Black Boucle Suit & Eyelash Shell designer-frank-usher The early seventies saw the

The early seventies saw the house of Lanvin dive full on into the brights and vivid beautiful colors and the result was some of the best dresses that you could ask for

The skirt seems to lie and be fairly straight but it is really quite full so if you do a twirl aka Studio 54 style you will be quite exposed

almost sculptural feel

It is a nice slightly larger size and I did not pin it on the mannequin so you can see how it will fit on a smaller frame as well

Each sleeve is adorned with a wide velvet cuff and that same velvet is used on the collar - it sits wide when open or high up to frame the face when buttoned

1960s Black Boucle Suit & Eyelash Shell designer-frank-usher The early seventies saw theThis suit is constructed at a very high level and if it turned out to be a very high end designer I would not be chocked at all. Alas it only has its Holt Renfrew tag that dates it to the early 60s, maybe late 50s! It came from an estate that was chock full of the bog labels Dior, Balenciaga and more so if nothing else it is on that level! The fabric is a wool with a nubby finish. It is a medium weight so not unwieldy to wear. I love the chic little