c.1976-77 Chanel True Haute Couture Red & Black Floral Print Silk Dress designer-missoni The base is a woven

The base is a woven cotton dyed to a deep blue

The top buttons down the front as seen and the skirt closes with a zipper

The skirt underneath is sharply pleated so has a sort of naughty cheerleader feel as it peaks out

give it a forties feel with a pair of wide cut shorts

The skirt falls and flares out softly to just past the knee

c.1976-77 Chanel True Haute Couture Red & Black Floral Print Silk Dress designer-missoni The base is a wovenTrue Haute Couture pieces by Chanel are an extraordinary find as they are so very rare and hard to come by. This one, like several other of the Haute Couture pieces in the shop at the moment, are from one of my clients whose mother purchased the majority of her Couture pieces between 1973 to the mid and late seventies. The dress is made of two layers. There is an inner silk dress that acts as the lining, and then an outer layer over that, made from a