Gorgeous 1970s Hanae Mori Red Silk Kimono Caftan Dress w Sash & Beautiful Butterfly Print mao-hide His playful looks were inspired

His playful looks were inspired by his muse

All the sequins are hand applied

Lots of hand finishes and a hand set zipper

The bodice is lined in a nude silk organza and support is added by shaping seams and grosgrain

Jacque Heim opened his couture house in 1930 and by 1936 had added the "Heim Jeunes Filles" line to the atelier - a line for the daughters of his clients and younger women who were not quite ready or able to buy couture

Gorgeous 1970s Hanae Mori Red Silk Kimono Caftan Dress w Sash & Beautiful Butterfly Print mao-hide His playful looks were inspiredThis piece is wonderful and shows the range of what Hanae Mori was capable of. It is simple and beautiful but still striking. It dates to the late 1970s, early 1980s and it is an absolute work of art. Hanae was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on the Paris and New York Runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Her work is exceptional and