1970s Pauline Trigere Metallic Gold Thread on Pritned Silk Chiffon Dress & Sash designer-prada Original belt included

Original belt included

This combination button and wrapped skirt is made of a polished cotton in a soft beige

The photos have lightened the color a touch and in person the depth and texture of all of those thousands and thousands of feathers have an even better effect

The bodice is very unusual

In person it is more of a deep cornflower blue

1970s Pauline Trigere Metallic Gold Thread on Pritned Silk Chiffon Dress & Sash designer-prada Original belt includedPauline Trigere launched her label in 1942. She was from Paris and moved to the US in 1937. That early French influence showed throughout her career. In 1949 she was awarded her first Coty award. She won it again in both 1951 and 1959. The 1959 win coincided with being inducted into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame. She was a pioneer in the use of cottons and wool for evening and her work with silk chiffon is wonderful. In 1961 she made headlines for