1970s Rare Silk & Suede Jean Muir Dress designer-jacques-heim She was told this was

She was told this was a tiara that had been used in the Ziegfeld Follies Productions around 1924-25

It is lined in that same brightly hued satin - a wonderful nod to the attention paid to the details then

It entirely covers the wearer with a high neck

It slips over the head and has a button at the back of the neck above the keyhole

1970s Rare Silk & Suede Jean Muir Dress designer-jacques-heim She was told this wasThis dress is stunning! It is an early piece from Jean Muir and incorporates her love of using suede within her designs you often see this in her earlier pieces. It is also extra special as a version of it was featured in an issue of British Vogue! The fabric is an amazing feather light silk chiffon upon which tiny bits of fringed fabric and silver lame thread are applied. The effect is quite fantastic and gives it a nice dimension. The fabric would