c1972 Geoffrey Beene Plunging Striped Summer Dress designer-bill-gibb This beading is done head

This beading is done head to toe and some are even set so that the dangle off the fabric

Made of a fine wool whose color is an interesting shade of a deep ink blue with an undertone of purple to it

fluid silk cotton

The skirt has an additional attached layer of fine woven silk gauze organza that ends in that lower layer of white ruffles you see peeking out from under the skirt

Tagged a 36 and has its original belt

c1972 Geoffrey Beene Plunging Striped Summer Dress designer-bill-gibb This beading is done headI have had this same dress in the past but it was several years ago and I was happy to have another land in the shop as I always loved this dress. Beene is one of the great American designers and I actively look for his work, especially the earlier pieces from his Geoffrey Beene Boutique days. I absolutely adore this dress. It is a classic blue and white stripe on a almost transparent cotton voile. The skirt is cut with a beautiful fullness and flows