1970s Mollie Parnis Balloon Sleeve Confetti Print Silk Twill & Silk Chiffon Dress w Ruffled Collar designer-tiziani This dress is instantly recognizable

This dress is instantly recognizable as an Alexander McQueen piece

The dress is fully lined in black silky rayon and closes at the back with a painted metal zipper

smudges and small variation on color scattered across the front and areas across the back

The cut follows every curve with an inner skirt done in a long lean pencil shape that then has layers of silk chiffon floating over it

creating only six couture collections while there

1970s Mollie Parnis Balloon Sleeve Confetti Print Silk Twill & Silk Chiffon Dress w Ruffled Collar designer-tiziani This dress is instantly recognizableMollie Parnis is one of my favorite American designers. She was known for having dressed numerous first ladies and her dresses regularly appeared in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Vanity Fair. She started a label with her husband in 1933 called Parnis Livingston Inc and she quickly became know for her quality, fit, and use of very good fabrics. She had a particular talent in dressing woman of every age and designed pieces that suited her older clients in