1970s Red Hand Painted Char Jacket designer-ossie-clark The dropped waist has a

The dropped waist has a lattice work of sequins - this same lattice detailing is also on the bottom hem of the top

It has almost an Edwardian Pannier feel to it and I am crushed that there is no longer a label present as I am certain it would be a piece made by a well known design house

Made of a polished silk with a black on black stripe running the full length of the piece

The color in person is a deep fuchsia tone and is that color that is right between pink and red and is flattering on almost every skin tone

A V neck has the fabric set the opposite way for a bit of visual interest and the gown flows from the shoulders in a gentle swoop to the floor

1970s Red Hand Painted Char Jacket designer-ossie-clark The dropped waist has aThe Char label is one of the best of the hand made hippie chic labels from the sixties and seventies and has a cult like following and I have a couple of really unusual pieces to share! I am still having that little hippie chic bohemian moment this season so forgive me the indulgence of sharing it with you. There is just something about these late 1960s, early 1970s hand made, (and often made to order), soft as butter leathers that just feel right for