1970s Silk Chiffon & Roses Treacy Lowe designer-bill-blass The forties are so on

The forties are so on trend this season (hurrah

The exterior is a glossy black sealskin velvet that is made to looked ribbed by the way the pile has been laid out

It is constructed entirely of silk - the bodice is a soft slinky

The skirt flows from the front gathers under the neckline and then from the shoulders at the back

1970s Silk Chiffon & Roses Treacy Lowe designer-bill-blass The forties are so onThe thing about Treacy Lowe dresses is the fabric. She used the lightest, finest, almost impossible to work with tissue silk gauze's and sheer silk chiffons that you can possibly use before you have nothing in your hands at all. It means that a dress like this weighs a few ounces and feel like nothing else when worn. This has a definite nod to that flowing draped goddess wear so prevalent in the 70s. The dress flows out from the shoulders and then