1960s Odette Barsa Loose & Easy Fitting Red Caftan w Wide Red Feather Cuffs designer-john-kloss From the Spring 2008 runway

From the Spring 2008 runway we have this lovely Bottega Veneta dress

The original metal Paco Rabanne tag is attached on the main clasp

The jacket is unlined and slips on to wear

Adrian’s signature custom-retail label

The skirt is black and cut in a gradual widening at the hem and slits up each side

1960s Odette Barsa Loose & Easy Fitting Red Caftan w Wide Red Feather Cuffs designer-john-kloss From the Spring 2008 runwayOdette Barsa was a lingerie designer who was very successful. She was born in Syria in 1901 and came to America where she married Simon Barsa in 1922. Her husband had a successful business but it got into trouble after the 1929 stock market crash so she started making lingerie. She imported her fabric and embroideries and made high end lingerie up until her death in 1975. This is a lovely piece that is not one hundred percent perfect but is too over