c.1969-1970 Ossie Clark Black 'Graduation' Front Plunge Dress Couture Runway Rare The top is box cut

The top is box cut and loose with buttons at the neck that you can leave open or close completely to create a high

During the 1950s

You can wrap these and belt them so that you are able to wear it as a dress or use it as a light evening coat

It closes down the front with those amazing huge brass grommets and hinged hook clasps

The front is cut like that classic American sportswear sleeveless tank but with a deep and sexy plunging V

c.1969-1970 Ossie Clark Black 'Graduation' Front Plunge Dress Couture Runway Rare The top is box cutI have had the twin of this dress in the shop before and was happy to find another. It's an early version of what would go on to become one of Ossie's most famous and recognizable designs. A version in moss crepe is held in the Victorian and Albert Museum. Theirs dates to the 1970 collection and is more like the one I am wearing in a past reference photo with the wider sleeve. This version, with its balloon sleeve and fitted cuff is a little earlier