1967 Unlabeled Geoffrey Beene Silk Pink & Taupe Metallic Brocade Dress designer-donald-brooks This elastic has stretched out

This elastic has stretched out so is loose and open as shown

The second label in this dress from Olgilvy's and the color of the Quant label are both clues that this is an early Quant piece

and that this dress was produced and made by hand

Fully lined in a brown silk taffeta

This is such a treat to have in the shop

1967 Unlabeled Geoffrey Beene Silk Pink & Taupe Metallic Brocade Dress designer-donald-brooks This elastic has stretched outAs soon as I set my eyes on this dress I knew I had seen it before and after some extensive hunting I found the photo that it had triggered a memory of. A version of this dress was photoed by Irving Penn for the September issue of Vogue in 1967. That dress was by Geoffrey Beene but in a different color way and a version with a higher neckline. They are otherwise identical and the fabric is as good in this color as it is in that shot. Geoffrey Beene