Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress designer-annacat Fully lined in a black

Fully lined in a black silk organza through the skirt

exposing a little more skin at the nape of the neck

Those ties are miles long and fall almost tot he hem at the back which gives the back its own drama

There are no waist or dart lines

It is utterly gorgeous and has all the hallmarks of the best of what Hanae Mori could do

Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress designer-annacat Fully lined in a blackThe Philadelphia Museum of Art recently hosted an exhibit of the work of Patrick Kelly. The show notes state: "I want my clothes to make you smilethat was the goal of late African American designer Patrick Kelly in creating his bold, bright, and joyful creations. Kelly achieved this on the streets, nightclubs, and runways of New York, Paris, and beyond in the heady, inventive, and often subversive urban milieu of the 1980s. Kellys work pushed racial