1970s Pauline Trigere Contrasting Black & White Silk Rope Print On or Off Shoulder Dress designer-bill-blass Item# S944

Item# S944

This is a beautiful dress from the late 1970s

lightweight bias cut silk chiffon sit atop each other through the body with the sleeves left in a single layer

It also showcases her love of creating new proportions and cuts

In all probability there were only one or two of these made in the entire world and this certainly this is the only one I have seen in this color

1970s Pauline Trigere Contrasting Black & White Silk Rope Print On or Off Shoulder Dress designer-bill-blass Item# S944Pauline Trigere launched her label in 1942. She moved to the US from Paris in 1937 and I feel like her designs always retained that bit of a French feel to them. By 1949 she had been awarded a Coty and went on to win two more in 1951 and 1959. The 1959 win coincided with being inducted into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame. She was a pioneer in the use of cottons and wool for evening. In 1961 she made headlines for being the first major fashion house to