1970s Treacy Lowe Velveteen Caftan Dress designer-oscar-de-la-renta It has the most amazing

It has the most amazing open

Those caped shoulders turn into a V like cape detailing on the back that is secured to the dress but creates this avant garde back effect that is quite dramatic

Length: 27" from neck to hem

I love how he has carried the lace over the waist so it sits atop the hips and how all the edges of the lace are left scalloped

1970s Treacy Lowe Velveteen Caftan Dress designer-oscar-de-la-renta It has the most amazingTreacy Lowe designed her pieces around the fabric. For this one, she had a fine, flat pile velveteen made in India and printed with an amazing design, The fabric is thin and pliable and the flat pile gives it a wonderful unexpected texture. it is nothing like a normal velvet at all! The print is an exotic feeling paisley type design with contracting borders running down the sleeves, side and collar. The sleeves are cut simply and straight rather then