1990s Geoffrey Beene Graphic Shift Dress designer-mollie-parnis Proper buttonholes and hand finished

Proper buttonholes and hand finished beautifully inside

The bottom is a skirted pant with wide panels of fabric over each wide lag so that depending on how you stand it appears to be a maxi skirt

Bodice: 16" from neck to waist

I love this 1970s Chanel Creations maxi dress

It walks that line between utilitarian and vixen

1990s Geoffrey Beene Graphic Shift Dress designer-mollie-parnis Proper buttonholes and hand finishedI love the graphic feel of this little black and cream shift dress from Geoffrey Beene. The body is a slim column of black silk that is topped by a curved inset is a silk satin to create the bodice. Over this is a simple halter style neckline that is cut inset and square at the front and then changes to two skinny straps at the back to allow for a greater expanse of skin! The edges around the bust line are finished with a metallic flat piped ribbon