c.1972 Unlabeled Karl Lagerfeld Chloe Hand Painted Halter Dress & Scarf designer-zandra-rhodes Depending on the light and

Depending on the light and how the fabric is sitting the color seems to change before your eyes

It is rounded and has a piped detailing that runs down the center of the back

The color washed out a touch since I style it over a white slip but it s true dark purple with fields of flowers from top to bottom

There looks to be a minor repair to each end of the seam that sits just above where the sleeves open

I actually had two of these sets

c.1972 Unlabeled Karl Lagerfeld Chloe Hand Painted Halter Dress & Scarf designer-zandra-rhodes Depending on the light andThe painted floral design used on this dress is distinctive and it was this feature that allowed me to find the date of the collection. We tracked down some photos of Karl in the studio with models wearing pieces from the 1972 collection and you can see that there are similar design elements used on the various floral pieces in those photos as we see on this example. This information also matches what I was told about the purchase date form its