1971 Silk Scarf Sleeve Pauline Trigere Clover Dress Couture Runway Rare open cut work

open cut work

There is a ton of fabric in there - this is a true full circle skirt

The jumpsuit is unlined and closes with a front painted zipper

It snaps to close down the front so you can wear it as a evening piece or use it as a light weight full length coat over another piece

1971 Silk Scarf Sleeve Pauline Trigere Clover Dress Couture Runway Rare open cut workPauline 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