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The skirt is a masterpieces - it is deliberately and meticulously shaped and raped with great swoops of fabric draped over each hip and caught up at the zipper

I love the little fabric bows on each sleeve and the sleeves themselves are incredible

I love the fabric - it is made of a silver silk brocade that has a secondary gold thread woven into the fabric so depending on how the light catches it you get a shimmer of silver or gold

It is instantly recognizable as one of his pieces and just captures that contrast of sex and geek chic that only the seventies seemed to hit perfectly on the head and everyone has tried to copy since

The pelts are soft

1970s Fine Pink Silk Chiffon Treacy Lowe Caftan Dress designer-alexander-mcqueen The skirt is a masterpiecesI absolutely love Treacy Lowe pieces. She always used the lightest, finest silk gauze's and sheer silk chiffons that you can possibly use before you have nothing in your hands at all. These are fabrics that are almost impossible to work with and one can only imagine the hours of hand work that went into each. In my opinion it is one of the most over looked labels in vintage and her pieces really should sell for far more. Her fabric choice with this

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