Stunning Spring 1986 Jacqueline de Ribes Black & Ivory Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Dress designer-alfred-bosand The inner skirt is lined

The inner skirt is lined in a silk organza and finished with a wide strip of stiffened netting to hem to hold the shape

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The skirt skims over the hips and then widens out as it nears the floor

Again this a very forties detail

I love the peaked front of the bodice and the slim skirt

Stunning Spring 1986 Jacqueline de Ribes Black & Ivory Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Dress designer-alfred-bosand The inner skirt is linedThe Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a Jacqueline de Ribes exhibit in 2015 16, giving her work an extra dose of much needed attention. De Ribes was know as 'one of the most celebrated fashion personas of the 20th century'. She began making dresses for herself and eventually opened her own label in 1982 at the age of 53, producing collections for the next 12 years. Which is remarkable in its own right. This dress is a variation of the one that walked