1970s James Galanos Couture Draped Printed Floral Silk Dress designer-jean-patou Our gown is done in

Our gown is done in a copper lame combined with net

The hemline is of course where you really stop and take notice - it is ringed in huge matching fabric rosettes that go all the way around

Leonard Paris is a label that was a contemporary of Emilio Pucci and very sought after

It is cut to push the bodice up and cinch in the waist

1970s James Galanos Couture Draped Printed Floral Silk Dress designer-jean-patou Our gown is done inThis unusual and striking Galanos dress dates to the late 1970s, early 1980s, and combines a silk twill with silk chiffon to create the layered print effect that you see. The entire dress is done in a combination of yellow and blue. The inner layer and skirt are an opaque silk twill. Over that, Galanos has then used a silk chiffon in the same two print. The two layers used this was give the pattern depth and play on the saturation of the color. The