1969 Ossie Clark Bishop Sleeve Black Moss Crepe Dress w Button Front & Dog Ear Collar designer-pierre-cardin the straw hats decorated with

the straw hats decorated with tropical fabric flowers

softest kid leather that you could ask for

The base is an icy blue silk  and the dress closes with a painted metal zipper at the back

This is a key look that had repercussions through all of Yves decades of work and a rare and important find

or worn very little Tagged a vintage YSL 36

1969 Ossie Clark Bishop Sleeve Black Moss Crepe Dress w Button Front & Dog Ear Collar designer-pierre-cardin the straw hats decorated withI just had one of these on the shop fairly recently and am very happy to have another so soon. In 1968 Ossie Clark was designing his own couture line and also designing pieces for Alice Pollock for her Quorum Boutique. The Radley company approached Alice to find out of she could convince Ossie to design a top of the market collection that they would produce and sell to various boutiques and department stores. Dresses like this were the result of that