1970s Zandra Rhodes Hand Painted Silk Gown designer-luis-estevez The skirt is masterfully pleated

The skirt is masterfully pleated to give a slight sculptural shape but not make the wearer look too bulky

This is from the infamous Rive Gauche Russian collection from the Fall/Winter of 1976-1977 and these are rare and hard to find

Hand set lining

The dress is unlined and the cape is lined in a deep taupe ribbed rayon

1970s Zandra Rhodes Hand Painted Silk Gown designer-luis-estevez The skirt is masterfully pleatedA stunning, hand painted gown from Zandra Rhodes that was most likely a custom order and it is not a far stretch of the imagination to think that it could have been used as a wedding gown even! It has a delicious Medieval feel to it with its cut out shoulders and high set bodice. Gold silk organza is pleated in the a Fortuny style and used to create the sleeves and again though the body of the dress. Onto this is a pink silk chiffon, hand painted with