Prettiest 1970s Richilene Pastel Turquoise & Pink Floral Print Silk & Silk Chiffon Dress w Balloon Sleeves designer-jean-muir Many of the twenties pieces

Many of the twenties pieces I will be listing over the next week or so came from the same estate that† an important labelled Worth cape was found

The top opens like a card and you slip it on and zip it to close up one side and then hook the top shoulder on that same side

When it is on the body the bias cut gives the dress movement and allows it to move with you

The fabric is notoriously difficult to work with and with all the intricate detailing putting this together with the lace would have taken a ton of man hours especially at this level of workmanship

Prettiest 1970s Richilene Pastel Turquoise & Pink Floral Print Silk & Silk Chiffon Dress w Balloon Sleeves designer-jean-muir Many of the twenties piecesThis is a very pretty late 1970s, early 1980s dress from the Richeline label. The Richilene label was launched around 1970 and lasted to about 1990 or so. It was a New York based label and was designed by Ilene Pacun and her husband Richard. The name came by combining their two first names. They focused on party dresses for the most part and had a pretty wide range of options price wise. By the mid 1980s their prices ranged from about $200 $2000 and