1970s Alberto Fabiani Open Slit Coral Silk Print Dress designer-andre-courreges Large plastic discs in green

Large plastic discs in green are surrounded by glass tube & ball beads

Each shoulder is cut high and wide and I have slightly styled it so that it sits up so you can truly get an idea of how fabulous the cut is

the ties strings extend 16" further on each side

This play on transparency is a staple of Beene's work and here he takes it to a sophisticated

Four pockets set along the front seams give it a classic

1970s Alberto Fabiani Open Slit Coral Silk Print Dress designer-andre-courreges Large plastic discs in greenThis is a very pretty red coral silk dress by the Italian designer Alberto Fabiani. His name is best known for the collaboration with his wife Simonetta, whom with for three years they ran the Simonetta et Fabiani label from 1962 1965 66. Both before and after that until her retired in the early 1970s he designed solely under his own label. This dress is from the latter part of his career and is quite wonderful. It is made of a fine, light silk done