1970s Malcolm Starr Bold Print Dress with Quilted Skirt designer-gucci From the Fall/Winter 1990 collection

From the Fall/Winter 1990 collection this little black dress is made from his signature stretch 'bandage' knit

The dress was so avant garde in its day

Item# DD2189

No shortcut was taken in the construction and it is a stand out piece in every possible way

1970s Malcolm Starr Bold Print Dress with Quilted Skirt designer-gucci From the Fall/Winter 1990 collectionThis was designed when Youssef Rizkallah headed the company so would have been made between the years of 1969 and 1975. The years that Youssef headed the line are among some of my favorites and in particular his pieces that utilize quilting and patchwork are truly iconic. Rizkallah was born in Egypt and studied at the Ecole de dessin appliqu and the Ecole des arts decoratifs in Paris. The fabric used is unusual in that it feels like a light wool. It