Gorgeous Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Black Wool Crepe Dress w Lace Skirt & Shoulders designer-mollie-parnis The knot is very light

The knot is very light and fine

this dress is just wonderful

The skirt adds to this twenties feel with how it is set into the body of the dress

The skirt has adorable flat pleats along the hip so that it has extra fullness and it has the best pockets ever

You can wear it is a dress with something underneath or with it tied tighter if you are small

Gorgeous Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Black Wool Crepe Dress w Lace Skirt & Shoulders designer-mollie-parnis The knot is very lightPauline Trigere launched her label in 1942. She had moved to the US from Paris in 1937 and her designs always have that bit of a French feel to them. By 1949 she had been awarded a Coty and won one again in both 1951 and 1959. The 1959 win coincided with being inducted into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame. She as a pioneer in the use of cottons and wool for evening, In 1961 she made headlines for being the first major fashion house to use an African