1970s La Mendola Silk Jersey Blue Print Dress & Knit Jersey Coat Set designer-chanel Over the hips lies a

Over the hips lies a peplum in the same black silk crepe

It closes with a hand set zipper at the low back and buttons at the back of the neck

Vicky Tiel is somewhat in the spotlight these days since a book has come out by her giving the scoop on her adventures back in the heyday of her design house

I love that it notches back and up and behind on itself and then picks up that same button detail on the front of the skirt

1970s La Mendola Silk Jersey Blue Print Dress & Knit Jersey Coat Set designer-chanel Over the hips lies aThis is a lovely set that is unusual in that it is a larger size which can be a rarity in vintage. The print is so shocking for its time period and feels like a precursor for what in the 1980s. The client that commissioned this one must have been a bold girl to have ordered such a bold statement piece. It is two pieces, a dress with a matching coat that slips over it. The dress itself is made from a silk jersey with a stylized blue leopard print. It