Important Fall 1972 Bill Gibb Debut Collection Brown Leather 'Bee' Jacket The 1950s The silk is of the

The silk is of the finest grade and you can feel the difference at first touch

Bodice: approx 17" from top of shoulder strap to waist

Length: 25" from mid back at the neck to bottom of the jacket hem

The silk of the outer bodice is laid over the inner corset so that it softly drapes around you

It is clearly more of a fun

Important Fall 1972 Bill Gibb Debut Collection Brown Leather 'Bee' Jacket The 1950s The silk is of theThis jacket is from the debut solo collection of Bill Gibb for the Fall 1972. In the book, Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy, they note that the theme of the collection was the natural world and you can see that in this suit. The book quotes fashion journalist, Suzy Menkes saying that "this is Bill Gibbs great day for the first time showing a collection all his own. It marks the beginning of his career as a designer of the jet set." Twiggy said to Gibbs