1960s Malcolm Starr Silver Silk Brocade Pant & Tunic Set w Extensive Beaded Detailing designer-helena-barbieri Gorgeous and bright multi color

Gorgeous and bright multi color silk jacket from Victor Costa

The waist has been left loose and easy so that the dress is very comfortable to wear

This design leaves the back almost completely bare and is insanely sexy

They are incredibly light in weight so you get this amazing billowing effect when you move

The coat also appears in the book 'Dior: Yves Saint Laurent 1958-1960' which is a coffee table sized book that is part of a series on each of the designers for Dior

1960s Malcolm Starr Silver Silk Brocade Pant & Tunic Set w Extensive Beaded Detailing designer-helena-barbieri Gorgeous and bright multi colorThis is likely the work of Elinor Simmons before her name went on the labels. She designed for the Malcolm Starr label from the early 1960s to 1972. You can see her influence in this gorgeous Malcolm Starr set with its almost sculptural lines and elaborate embellishments on the tunic. I love that it this comes as two separate pieces. They look amazing together as a set but it gives you the freedom to break them up and wear them individually with other