1971 Silk Scarf Sleeve Pauline Trigere Clover Dress designer-loris-azzaro The 1960s fine silk scarf

The 1960s fine silk scarf fabric was chosen by Cherie based on its dramatic contrasting design and perfect "color-used-as-neutral" hues

The skirt wraps closes and is a single spectacular piece of silk that is finished and piped at its edges

There is a matching jacket listed as well and the versatility of being able to wear these together or separate is an added bonus

It is truly a work of art and a study in dressmaking techniques

1971 Silk Scarf Sleeve Pauline Trigere Clover Dress designer-loris-azzaro The 1960s fine silk scarfPauline Trigere's 1971 collection was nature centric and featured turtle prints and other elements if that ilk. For this dress she used the clover as the base of the print and then blew it up so that it becomes an almost stylized element on its own. On the top half it is screened onto a silk chiffon and on the bottom a silk of a more standard weight. Incredibly, all around the waist the silk clovers that circle the waist area were actually cut out and