Late 60's? Geoffrey Beene.

LorrelMae

LorrelMae

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Late 60\'s? Geoffrey Beene.

My brain is fuzzing, and this is so very simple. It looks like late 60's. Could it be later? Nylon/ plastic zipper. And why isn't the skirt part lined too??
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Thank you!
~Sandi
 
it's lovely, very chic. got to be 60s, although beene is notoriously difficult to date so it's possible it's early 70s.

not sure why the skirt isn't lined. my first thought was because it's pleated so would be swingier (is that a word?) unlined because generally he had the lining sewn to the fabric and then hemmed. but he could have used a stand-alone lining for this one, so i dunno.
 
Very cute dress! Are the top & bottom two different fabrics? It almost appears that the top is a knitted fabric and the bottom a woven one. If the top is knitted and could be seen through (at the "holes"), then perhaps that's why it's lined, or if it's wool (so as not to scratch, but this doesn't look like a scratchy fabric). I think Joan may be right, that the skirt is supposed to be flirty and swingy, thus no lining to restrain it. Also, women wore slips back then most of the time, so even if the skirt part is semi-sheer, it would be fine unlined.

I agree with a 60's date, mostly because of the neckline. But the skirt certainly could have been 70s.
 
Anne: it's all the same fabric. Wool, as near as I can tell. No wool mark and the size label is "better", closer to a modern day one. It's such a loosely woven wool, too.

My instinct says it's early 70's. Though, I don't know his work very well.

The bodice is lined.

Thank you both!
 
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