1970s James Galanos Couture Draped Printed Floral Silk Dress designer-jean-patou They sewed each garment individually

They sewed each garment individually by hand to exacting standards

Jean Patou once said "Certain dressmakers desire to pass for an artist

It also places the fabric over the body in a way that the light catches it with the slightest movement creating the illusion of liquid and that the fabric is sliding over the body

It is cut to push the bodice up and cinch in the waist

The hemline is of course where you really stop and take notice - it is ringed in huge matching fabric rosettes that go all the way around

1970s James Galanos Couture Draped Printed Floral Silk Dress designer-jean-patou They sewed each garment individuallyThis unusual and striking Galanos dress dates to the late 1970s, early 1980s, and combines a silk twill with silk chiffon to create the layered print effect that you see. The entire dress is done in a combination of yellow and blue. The inner layer and skirt are an opaque silk twill. Over that, Galanos has then used a silk chiffon in the same two print. The two layers used this was give the pattern depth and play on the saturation of the color. The