1970s Jean Varon Print Dress & Patent Belt designer-patrick-kelly Fully lined in a matching

Fully lined in a matching hued tissue silk with the sleeves and upper shoulders left unlined

Pretty little piped straps suspend the sheath dress from the shoulders and it swoops out form the bust and down to the floor in a wide A line shape

Another huge applique sits just above the curved side slit

What I love about this dress is the subtle beading that was used

flowing printed Indian cotton were used and deliberately left unlined so you get this easy draping effect that is very sexy despite it fully covering the body

1970s Jean Varon Print Dress & Patent Belt designer-patrick-kelly Fully lined in a matchingA great Jean Varon that is actually quite constrained for him! Normally his pieces are head to toe pattern and this one has a beautiful simple A line cut, to the floor skirt done in a fabric that is one shade off a true white. This is then topped by a scarf weight rayon twill which is printed in a typical sixties seventies feeling pattern of blues and pinks. Love the scooped neck and skinny sleeves. The dress gets a touch a high drama with a wide