1970s Stavropoulos Couture Layered Bias Cut Silk Chiiffon Dress designer-roberto-cavalli This is everything you look

This is everything you look for in a Hanae Mori piece and is an exceptional example of her work

The dress is constructed from a  combination of a heavy black silk taffeta and a dense embroidered lace bodice with a net base

Unlined and slips on to wear with no closures

Bodice: 14" from neck to top waist band

What I love most is that is is very close in design to the dress that was worn by Marilyn to performing for the U

1970s Stavropoulos Couture Layered Bias Cut Silk Chiiffon Dress designer-roberto-cavalli This is everything you lookGeorge Stavropoulos was an amazing designer and his work is extremely overlooked in my opinion. He was known for his evening wear and his signature looks often involved draping and the use of multiple layers of silk cut on the bias. He did not like overt, flashy ornamentation and instead focused on cut and fabric to convey the beauty of each piece. It was said that his gowns "seemed to float on air". He launched his label in 1960 and soon was dressing