1970s Red Jersey Jean Muir Dress designer-sonia-rykiel This allows the skirt to

This allows the skirt to fall in a lean column when the wearer is standing still but to flare out dramatically at the slightest movement

The skirt closes with a hand set fine painted metal zipper

The skirt widens from there with inset kick pleat panels set on either side of the hip to give it a true sixties feeling A-line shape

I love that it is actually semi-transparent from the sleeves right to the front panel on the bodice so that just the front is fully covered

The jersey skims and clings over the body but in a forgiving way

1970s Red Jersey Jean Muir Dress designer-sonia-rykiel This allows the skirt toJean Muir is renowned for her cut and use of fluid flowing silk like jerseys and this is a beautiful example of that. There are seams built in at each hip so the skirt has extra movement much like a thirties dress. The body is cut long and lean with vertical seaming and a belt to nip in the waist. Each seam is done with her signature top stitching in a matching red thread. This dresses would have been by one single person start to finish during this