1970-1974 Janice Wainwright Embroidery & Sequin Tiered Jersey Cape Dress designer-john-kloss It is cut in a

It is cut in a long column that skims over the bust and waist and then the skirt flares out as it nears the hem

Reference Photo: Christian Dior Suit as seen in L'Officiel

Hips of inner lining: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam

This gives the effect of the waist being nipped in and the wide glossy black belt creates a dramatic statement and give the illusion of the tiniest possible waist

1970-1974 Janice Wainwright Embroidery & Sequin Tiered Jersey Cape Dress designer-john-kloss It is cut in aThe label on this dress instantly gives us a date of between 1970 1974. 1970 was the year Janice Wainwright launched her own label and after 1974 her labels only carry her name, not the full Janice Wainwright at Forty Seven Poland Street, that we see here. These four years are what has forever defined Janice and her work. She excelled at these embroidered pieces and the Art Deco & Nature inspired designs that she loved flourished and became one of her