Incredible 1970s Loris Azzaro Ivory Silk Fantasty Voluminous Full Trained Cape w Oversized Hood designer-luisa-beccaria The flowers are the prettiest

The flowers are the prettiest colours and then everything is washed over with the gold thread that covers the entire piece

This is from the Spring of 1961

Item# DD1369

It would be perfect if not for the fact that two of the button centers are missing their little inner caps but I have left them as found since they are original and some girls like that little bit of imperfection

From the book “Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Affair with Textiles”

Incredible 1970s Loris Azzaro Ivory Silk Fantasty Voluminous Full Trained Cape w Oversized Hood designer-luisa-beccaria The flowers are the prettiestThis is an incredible cape that dates to the 1970s It made under the creative direction of the original Loris Azzaro This cape is a piece that is completely over the top and meant to be the ultimate fantasy cape with its extravagant use of fabric and volume. The cape is made out of an ivory silk taffeta. This keeps it extremely light and weight and the slightest bit of air allows it to puff out and billow out around you as you move. It has an amazing