1970s Jean Muir Jersey Maxi w Ties designer-ossie-clark Cut to follow an hourglass

Cut to follow an hourglass figure it skims over the bust

It is very easy to wear - it just slips on over the head and falls into place

Amazing and very rare set done in collaboration between Neil Bieff and Artist Arturo Herrera

Simple in that it is basic black and used two fabrics - one a textured silk taffeta and the other that inky black cotton velvet

From the S/S 2002 collection this amazing skirt was shown on the runway in both the white and a taupe version

1970s Jean Muir Jersey Maxi w Ties designer-ossie-clark Cut to follow an hourglassExceptional Jean Muir dress made form yards and yards of inky black fine jersey that drapes and moves like nothing else. I often feel that Muir is one of the most overlooked designers that really made truly beautiful and outstanding pieces. And I think that is the case because she continually used a fairly basic palette and always kept to that sleek, forties inspired silhouette. Her line later was mass marketed and diffused beyond recognition so that