Early 1970s Oscar de la Renta Bright Floral Print on Deep Blue Jersey Dress z-archive-jacquelinederibes Under the waist the jacket

Under the waist the jacket skims over the hips and it is slightly cropped

It has strong clean lines and yet with the skin left showing with the open cut outs at the side and the play on transparency with the lace it also manages to have a soft and sexy feel

At the time this would have been extremely experimental

is an edging of silver glass tube beads and miniature pearls

Pieces from the Valentino boutique are very hard to find

Early 1970s Oscar de la Renta Bright Floral Print on Deep Blue Jersey Dress z-archive-jacquelinederibes Under the waist the jacketThe Oscar de La Renta boutique label first appeared in 1967 which makes this one from one of the very earliest collection for this line. His boutique label is important as is marked the first ready to wear line for a Seventh Avenue designer to be launched. These early pieces are stunning examples of his work during these early days of his career. These boutique label pieces were still very well made and because they were targeted towards a younger