1970s Treacy Lowe Indian Silk Caftan Dress designer-jean-paul-gaultier Instantly recognizable as a Cardin

Instantly recognizable as a Cardin

I love the little details - the single top stitched pocket on the bust and the perfectly finished button holes on each cuff

Bust: 20" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

"AngloMania focuses on British fashion from 1976 to 2006

Pant: 48" from waist to hem

1970s Treacy Lowe Indian Silk Caftan Dress designer-jean-paul-gaultier Instantly recognizable as a CardinTreacy Lowe designed around fabric. She used the lightest, finest, near impossible to work with, tissue silks and sheer silk chiffon's as well as wonderful light polished silks like this that took color just wonderfully. Using fabrics on that level meant that a dress like this weighs an astonishing few ounces. The print is exotic and vivid with contrasting borders worked into the design at each cuff and the hem. The sleeves are fabulous and each