Rare 1970s Coral Silk Chiffon Stavropoulos Dress & Capelet designer-ruben-panis The knit is a nice

The knit is a nice weight - it's not heavy - you could easily wear this on a cooler summer evening and then again in the fall with fantastic boots

It presents a much more gold hued garment in person then how it photoed - it is really quite incredible how it catches the light

The lace appears to be handmade and the sequins and huge jet beads are all hand applied

This set has a particular bit of an exotic flair and feels like it would have been worn by some chic well traveled woman

Give it a twirl and they fly around you fantastically

Rare 1970s Coral Silk Chiffon Stavropoulos Dress & Capelet designer-ruben-panis The knit is a niceGeorge Stavropoulos was an amazing designer and to find his early work is already fabulous but to find a piece done at this level is just a treat. This gown is really museum worthy. His clients, who included Elizabeth Taylor and opera singer Maria Calla, adored and cherished him for his ability to create stunning evening wear. His hallmark pieces were simple but with a masters attention to cut. He shunned overt ornamentation and instead focused on cut