c.1977 Oscar de la Renta for Swirl One Shoulder Printed Bright Floral Cotton Dress w Ruffled Hem z-archive-christiandior This is a fantastic sixties

This is a fantastic sixties caftan with a luxe twist

I love the sexy hourglass silhouette it has and the detailing on it is fabulous

This is machine at his best mixed with a wonderful story of his personal involvement with this exact coat

The fact that a hidden pocket that goes right through to the other side

Original cost of gown was over $5000+

c.1977 Oscar de la Renta for Swirl One Shoulder Printed Bright Floral Cotton Dress w Ruffled Hem z-archive-christiandior This is a fantastic sixtiesOscar de La Renta was bought onto the Swirl label in 1977 to do a line of robes, nightgowns and pretty little hostess type dresses like this one. The label had hired Bill Tice in 1975 as the designer but then in 1977 made a deal with first Geoffrey Beene and then de la Renta to do a line for them as well. Tice sued the company shortly after bringing in Oscar, citing that Swirl was favouring Oscar over him. He left the company saying his contract has