Gorgeous Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Black Wool Crepe Dress w Lace Skirt & Shoulders designer-alexander-mcqueen Price is for the set

Price is for the set

The effect of being covered completely and yet having the skin peek through the lace is a delicious contrast and has a subtle sexiness

The waist is accented by a wide band of gathered fabric that starts at the top of the hips and goes right up to under the bust curving in for shape

It appears to have never been worn otherwise

Gorgeous Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Black Wool Crepe Dress w Lace Skirt & Shoulders designer-alexander-mcqueen Price is for the setPauline Trigere launched her label in 1942. She had moved to the US from Paris in 1937 and her designs always have that bit of a French feel to them. By 1949 she had been awarded a Coty and won one again in both 1951 and 1959. The 1959 win coincided with being inducted into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame. She as a pioneer in the use of cottons and wool for evening, In 1961 she made headlines for being the first major fashion house to use an African