Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress designer-annacat Pieces with the collaborative effort

Pieces with the collaborative effort of the duo are rarer then the Bieff ones alone and the sets where often broken up so to find one complete is a treasure

The sexiness is in the fabric - it is so lightweight that even though it is cut loose

Fully lined in a black silk organza through the skirt

Those ties are miles long and fall almost tot he hem at the back which gives the back its own drama

Done in a moss crepe dyed to the perfect red it buttons to close down the front The halter top ties at the back of the neck and the entire back is left bare

Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress designer-annacat Pieces with the collaborative effortThe Philadelphia Museum of Art recently hosted an exhibit of the work of Patrick Kelly. The show notes state: "I want my clothes to make you smilethat was the goal of late African American designer Patrick Kelly in creating his bold, bright, and joyful creations. Kelly achieved this on the streets, nightclubs, and runways of New York, Paris, and beyond in the heady, inventive, and often subversive urban milieu of the 1980s. Kellys work pushed racial