c1972 Fringe Emilio Pucci Jersey Maxi Dress designer-christian-lacroix The fabric is amazing -

The fabric is amazing - pale pale pastels all in metallic shade with different textures and weaves so you get a subtle 3D effect and the raised bits become another dimension to the design

† A superb

This is a lovely dress that really shows this life style influence

The fabric is self backed in a satin

The workman ship is crazy and it is a true piece of hippie history

c1972 Fringe Emilio Pucci Jersey Maxi Dress designer-christian-lacroix The fabric is amazing -Earlier Pucci pieces often combined his print with panels of solids and he liked to play with the concept of using more then one color panel. Here he combined a solid black with green and then ties the two together with his signature print on the bodice using those same two colors. I believe this to be from the 1972 collection based on that dramatic fringing use in place of a traditional sleeve. Another example of a fringed Pucci from that year is