1970s Numbered Ted Lapidus Dress designer-chloe From the shoulders to below

From the shoulders to below the hip the fabric has been done in wide flat pleats to create some shape and detail - this is especially apparent at the back and I love the lines it creates

narrow shoulders and a bodice that skims over the body widen to a full

with a hidden hook & eye at he back of the neck above a slit keyhole

Exceptional and in excellent condition

The bodice is cut long so it can be draped above an added belt to the waist can be worn lower on the hips for a more hippie feel

1970s Numbered Ted Lapidus Dress designer-chloe From the shoulders to belowGreat late seventies, early eighties Lapidus dress that marries the glitzy Studio 54 effect with the craze for menswear through the great velvet accented tuxedo feeling collar. The dress is made of a black silk chiffon with metallic black threading woven through the fabric in a snakeskin pattern. It is cut loose and easy and has a matching fabric belt so you can cinch in the waist The front buttons entirely open so it can be made to plunge or show as