Incredible 1960s Malcolm Starr Gold Metal Net Dress w Metal Cording & Rhinestones designer-mary-quant Empire waist: to 14" flat

Empire waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam

The print mixes giant flowers with a multitude of other flowers in various sizes

it still somehow feels classic

Inner bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam

Travilla began as a costume designer before opening his own custom atelier in the 1950s

Incredible 1960s Malcolm Starr Gold Metal Net Dress w Metal Cording & Rhinestones designer-mary-quant Empire waist: to 14" flatThis is the work of Elinor Simmons who designed for the Malcolm Starr label from the early 1960s to 1972. She excelled at the heavy embellished piece that the label was known for and this is a wonderful example of her work. It is even more amazing in person and the photos cannot convey the weight and presence of it. It is incredible This is a stunning dress. This is the kind of piece that you only find in vintage because they just could not make