Late 1970s Oleg Cassini Extensively Beaded & Panelled Skirt Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-isabelle-allard By laying each sequin flat

By laying each sequin flat and side by side it allows the light to catch the fabric in the most wonderful of ways

It has a gorgeous little print that depicts white doves pulling little toy carts by a pretty pink ribbon

Every once in a while he would throw in a solid color or metallic

5" total width

Late 1970s Oleg Cassini Extensively Beaded & Panelled Skirt Black Silk Chiffon Dress designer-isabelle-allard By laying each sequin flatI think our modern world forgets just how important Oleg Cassini was as a designer in his heyday. From his first film in 1941 he was responsible for many of the best looks on film, dressing stars like Rita Hayworth, Gene Tierney (who he married), Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner and the list goes on and on. In 1952, he opened his own fashion house on Seventh Avenue. By 1961 he was appointed by Jacqueline Kennedy as her exclusive couturier.