Incredible 1960s Malcolm Starr by Elinor Simmons Green & Gold Metallic Beaded Dress z-archive-jacquelinederibes This same striped netting curves

This same striped netting curves around the back waist and up into the inset bodice

The beading forms a peacock feather design that runs across the bodice and around the back

" imagined along the attenuated lines of a Giacometti sculpture with a side thought for the attitude of Madame Grès

the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Louvre Museum

The inner corset is made of silk and is boned

Incredible 1960s Malcolm Starr by Elinor Simmons Green & Gold Metallic Beaded Dress z-archive-jacquelinederibes This same striped netting curvesThe dress is so good and it isn't even photoing half as good as it is in person. This is one of those pieces that really showcases the higher end work that the label was capable of. The dress is the work of Elinor Simmons who designed for the Malcolm Starr label from the early 1960s to 1972. She excelled at the heavy embellished piece that the label was known for and this is a wonderful example of her work. It is even more amazing in person and the