Spring 1974 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Silk & Cotton Runway Dress in Pink & Red z-archive-1920s The label is numbered 8109

The label is numbered 8109

The jacket closest with the buttons down the front that you see

The skirt is spectacular and the highlight of the dress

Over this are zig zag rows of different colored threads that change as they go

Spring 1974 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Silk & Cotton Runway Dress in Pink & Red z-archive-1920s The label is numbered 8109This gorgeous dress was designed by Jules Francois Crahay, who headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964 1984. He has been noted as one of fashions 'great colorists with his colorful patterns making his 1970s Lanvin designs hugely desirable and influential.' His time at the Lanvin label is one of my personal favourites for the house. I especially love his work during the period through the late sixties and into the early 1970s. He was a genius at print and