1970s Adele Simpson Off-Shoulder Pouf Sleeve Velvet & Chiffon Dress designer-geoffrey-beene Color blacking is all the

Color blacking is all the rage and this dress follows the idealism behind the infamous YSL Mondrian dress and was most likely made within a few years of that time period

Additionally he has chose a silk that has a fine stripe worked through it so you get this subtle secondary texture feel which is quite beautiful

It curves up and around the neck and the straps are completely encrusted with densely set faux pearls

The colors on the main part of the dress are soft and there is an underlying print that runs through the back drop

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1970s Adele Simpson Off-Shoulder Pouf Sleeve Velvet & Chiffon Dress designer-geoffrey-beene Color blacking is all theThis is a great little Adele Simpson dress that combines silk chiffon with a velvet. It is very well made and the velvet gives it a rich, luxurious feel. The bodice of the dress is a solid black velvet and then the sleeves and skirt are a chiffon that have both dots and horizontal stripes in velvet running over the surface. The skirt is backed in a black fabric so you get a more layered feel and the fused dots and stripes play off of that layering