c.1976-77 Chanel True Haute Couture Red & Black Floral Print Silk Dress designer-missoni The skirt underneath is sharply

The skirt underneath is sharply pleated so has a sort of naughty cheerleader feel as it peaks out

The base is a woven cotton dyed to a deep blue

The bodice is stunning - it skims the torso and the entire neckline is finished with an elastic so that you can wear it wide and off the shoulder

Waist: to 18î flat across from side seam to side seam

c.1976-77 Chanel True Haute Couture Red & Black Floral Print Silk Dress designer-missoni The skirt underneath is sharplyTrue Haute Couture pieces by Chanel are an extraordinary find as they are so very rare and hard to come by. This one, like several other of the Haute Couture pieces in the shop at the moment, are from one of my clients whose mother purchased the majority of her Couture pieces between 1973 to the mid and late seventies. The dress is made of two layers. There is an inner silk dress that acts as the lining, and then an outer layer over that, made from a